Fezzan campaign

Fezzan campaign
Part of Libyan Civil War
Date17 July – 27 September 2011
Location
Fezzan, Libya
Result

Anti-Gaddafi victory

  • Anti-Gaddafi forces capture and hold Qatrun from 17–23 July
  • Pro-Gaddafi forces push back rebels from Qatrun to the south
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces capture Murzuk on 17 August
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces attacked and captured the Wadi al Shatii District mid-September
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces capture Sabha on 22 September
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces capture the Ghat and Jufra districts in late September
Belligerents

Libya National Transitional Council

Libya Gaddafi Loyalists

Commanders and leaders
Libya Barka Wardougou[1] Libya Ali Kanna[2]
Libya Massoud Abdelhafid[3]
Libya Belgacem Al-Abaaj (POW)[4]
Casualties and losses
28 killed, 44 wounded[5] 51 killed[6][7][8][9]

The Fezzan campaign was a military campaign conducted by the National Liberation Army to take control of southwestern Libya during the Libyan Civil War. During April to June 2011, anti-Gaddafi forces gained control of most of the eastern part of the southern desert region (i.e. the southern part of Cyrenaica) during the Cyrenaican desert campaign. In July, Qatrun changed to anti-Gaddafi control on 17 July[10] and back to pro-Gaddafi control on 23 July.[11] In late August, anti- and pro-Gaddafi forces struggled for control of Sabha.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Libya: Toubou rebels engage in battle against Gaddafi". Ennahar Online. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Large Libyan convoy arrives in Niger". Al Jazeera. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  3. ^ Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer in Tripoli (10 September 2011). "All eyes on the desert as the hunt for Gaddafi continues". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Henchman Belgacem al Abaaj captured, but no sign of Gaddafi". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ^ 3 killed, 16 wounded (23 July);[1] Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine 1 killed (18 August);[2] Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine 3 killed (28 August);[3] 3 wounded (14 September);[4] 2 killed, 22 wounded (15 September);[5] 1 killed, 3 wounded (16 September);[6] 18 killed (19–22 September),[7] total of 28 killed, 44 wounded
  6. ^ "Noticia". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ^ Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng. "Libya fighters issue deadline to civilians in Gadhafi stronghold". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Libyans flee Sirte as Khadafy foes close in". SFGate. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Libya holds back from assault on last Qadhafi redoubts". Business Recorder. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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