Battle of Benghazi (2014)

Battle of Benghazi (2014)
Part of Second Libyan Civil War
Date16 May – 29 July 2014
(2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Result

The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries victory

Belligerents
Libya Libyan National Army

Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
ISIL linked Factions

Commanders and leaders
Libya Gen. Khalifa Haftar
(Commander of Operation Dignity)
Col. Wanis Abu Khamada
(Commander of Libya's Special Forces)
Brig. Gen. Saqr Geroushi
(Commander of the Libyan Air Force)
Mohamed al-Zahawi
(Ansar al-Sharia Leader)
Wissam Ben Hamid
(Libya Shield 1 Commander)
Strength
900+ soldiers 14,000+ rebels
Casualties and losses
196–367 killed Unknown
*The number of dead on the army side includes both opposition fighters and civilians

The Battle of Benghazi was a battle of the Second Libyan Civil War. It was fought in May and July 2014 between the Islamic Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (supported by the LROR and Misrata Brigades) and the Libyan National Army, and some residents which stood with the army in the city. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries led by Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.