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A second rebel force attacking from due east of Brega faced stiffer resistance and was about 10-20 kilometres (six to 12 miles) from the town. To the south of the town, where the rebels had made initial gains but suffered large numbers of casualties, Gaddafi forces had pushed back harder. [24] 16 July
Battle of Brega (1941), part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II; Libyan civil war. First Battle of Brega, fought on 2 March 2011; Second Battle of Brega, fought 13 to 15 March 2011; Third Battle of Brega, fought 31 March to 7 April 2011; Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road, fought 8 April to 14 July 2011; Fourth Battle of Brega, fought ...
After loyalist forces lost the battle for Ajdabiya on 26 March, rebels immediately pressed their momentum and took the oil town of Brega without a fight. [7] [8]The next day, 27 March, opposition forces continued their push, capturing Ra's Lanuf without a shot fired. [9]
Stalemate; Fourth Battle of Brega. Pro-Gaddafi forces entered Ajdabiya on 9 April, but rebel forces re-took the town by 11 April; Pro-Gaddafi forces repelled several rebel raids on Brega; Stagnant frontline formed between Brega and Ajdabiya on 18 April, scattered fighting continued for three months; Rebels started an all-out offensive to take ...
The 2011 Ras Ajdir clashes were a series of skirmishes between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces for an important Libya–Tunisia border post in Libya's extreme northwest.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Libyan Civil War (2011–present). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles of the Libyan civil war (2011)"
Sabha is a city of around 210,000 people located by an oasis in the Libyan Desert and is home to an important military base. [2] Much of its population are migrants from Chad, Niger, and Sudan. [3]
First Battle of Brega, fought on March 2, 2011; Second Battle of Brega, fought March 13 to 15, 2011; Third Battle of Brega, fought March 31 to April 7, 2011; Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road, fought April 8, 2011 to July 14, 2011; Fourth Battle of Brega, fought beginning July 14, 2011