Third Battle of Brega

Third Battle of Brega
Part of First Libyan Civil War
Date31 March – 7 April 2011
(1 week)
Location
Brega, Libya
Result Pro-Gaddafi victory[5][6]
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

United Nations UNSC Resolution 1973 forces[1]

Libya Gaddafi Loyalists

 Belarus[4]

  • Military advisers
Commanders and leaders
Libya Khalifa Haftar
Libya Abdul Fatah Younis		 Libya Muammar Gaddafi
Strength
Saaiqa 36 Battalion[7]
300–400 volunteers[8]
17 tanks		 300 confirmed (by 4 April)[9]
1,000+ possibly
Casualties and losses
46-49 killed[10]
3 tanks destroyed
5 tanks damaged		 28 killed[11]
South African photographer Anton Hammerl killed by Pro-Gaddafi soldiers[12]
*Number of dead on the rebel side includes 27 killed in NATO air-strikes, as well as 3 tanks destroyed and 5 damaged by NATO

The Third Battle of Brega was fought during the Libyan Civil War between government forces and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.

  1. ^ "UN Clears Way for Libyan No-Fly Zone". ABC News. 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Nato Takes Control of Enforcing Libya No-Fly Zone". Dawn. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ^ Ливия - пляски вокруг Бреги или война за нефть
  4. ^ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны
  5. ^ "Gaddafi Forces Take Brega". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Rebels Retreat from Brega in the Face of Heavy Onslaught by Al Qathafi Troops". The Tripoli Post. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. ^ "April 5th Updates"[usurped]. libyafeb17.com.
  8. ^ Burleigh, Marc (3 April 2011). "Battle for Brega Rages After Ambush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Fighting Continues in Libya, as Does Debate on Arming Rebels". CNN. Tripoli. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  10. ^ 11 killed (31 March– 1 April)[1][2] 14 killed in NATO air-strike (2 April),[3] 1 killed in ground fighting (2 April),"Libya conflict, April 2, 2011 | OregonLive.com". Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 6 killed (3 April),[4] 4 killed (4 April),[5] 10 [6]-13 [7] killed (7 April), total of 46–49 reported killed
  11. ^ 7 killed between Brega and Ajdabiya (2 April),[8] 20 killed in Brega (2 April)[9][permanent dead link] 1 killed (3 April),[10] total of 28 reported killed
  12. ^ "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.