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6 April – In a continuation of the seesaw battle, rebels regained the outpost of al-Arbaeen, and amassed at the outskirts of Brega in preparation of another attack. [36] CNN reported that the rebels managed to re-take 10 out of 40 kilometres of road between Brega and Ajdabiya they lost the previous day to the loyalists. [37]
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.
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 ...
They were reported to be 20 kilometres (12 miles) away from Brega and the battle was back to the Brega-Ajdabiya road. [97] On 31 July, rebels said that they were planning a new offensive on Brega, which was still held and defended by 3,000 well-armed loyalists. [98] On 5 August, the rebels claimed to had captured a hill overlooking part of the ...
First Battle of Brega: 2 March: Pro-Gaddafi troops fail to retake Brega from rebel forces. Battle of Ras Lanuf: 4–12 March: After initial success by the rebel forces, Ras Lanuf is retaken by government troops. Battle of Bin Jawad: 6 March: Gaddafi forces retake Bin Jawad – the initial Rebel offensive westwards is halted. Second Battle of ...
The First Battle of Brega [7] was fought during the Libyan Civil War. It began when pro-Gaddafi government troops attacked the city, held by the National Transitional Council , in the early hours of 2 March 2011.
Later during the day, rebels were pulling out of Brega to Ajdabiyah. [82] In the evening, BBC News reported that Brega was in control of pro-Gaddafi forces and Ajdabiya was coming under attack by loyalist troops. The UK government expelled five diplomats from the Libyan embassy in London stating that they "could pose a threat" to UK security. [83]
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