Battle of Sabha

For the 2019 battle, see Battle of Sabha (2019).
Battle of Sabha
Part of the Fezzan campaign of the Libyan Civil War
Battle of Sabha is located in Libya
Sabha
Sabha
Battle of Sabha (Libya)
Date19–22 September 2011
Location
Sabha, Libya
Result Anti-Gaddafi victory
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

NATO NATO command[1]

Libya Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Commanders and leaders
Libya Bashir Ahwaz Libya Massoud Abdelhafid[2]
Strength
Unknown 300[3]
Casualties and losses
18 killed[4] 19 killed[5]
150 captured[3]

The Battle of Sabha was a part of the Libyan Civil War and took place between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces for the control of the desert oasis city of Sabha. It was the second conflict in the city since the start of the war after the 2011 Sabha clashes.

  1. ^ "Nato takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone". 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  2. ^ Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer in Tripoli (10 September 2011). "All eyes on the desert as the hunt for Gaddafi continues". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Libya's NTC claims vital Sabha victory". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Libya conflict: Anti-Gaddafi fighters take Sabha". BBC News. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ^ Lucas, Ryan (20 September 2011). "Libyans flee Sirte as Khadafy foes close in". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.