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The Fourth Battle of Brega was a battle in July and August 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the Libyan opposition for control of the strategic town of Brega and its oil port.
Fourth Battle of Brega; C. Cyrenaican desert campaign; F. Fezzan campaign; First Gulf of Sidra offensive; G. Raid on Ghadames; Battle of Gharyan; M. Battle of Misrata ...
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.
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 ...
Battle of Brega may refer to: World War II. 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 ...
The Second Gulf of Sidra offensive was a military operation in the First Libyan Civil War conducted by rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in August and September 2011 to take control of towns along the Gulf of Sidra in an effort to surround Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, which was held by pro-Gaddafi forces.
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
It was just before sunset, when people break the Ramadan fast". After police intervened, it turned into a protest against the government. Several government buildings were set on fire, troops were called in and the town declared a closed area. [1] Local rebels overran a local school that was being used as a base for government troops in the ...