Battle of Benina Airport

Battle of Benina Airport
Part of Second Libyan Civil War
Date1 August – 15 October 2014
(2 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Result

Libyan National Army victory

Belligerents
Libya Libyan National Army Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
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  [1]
(Ansar al-Sharia Leader)
Wissam Ben Hamid
(Libya Shield 1 Commander)
Strength
5,000+ soldiers 16,000+ fighters
Casualties and losses
82 soldiers killed 700+ fighters killed
20 civilians killed

The Battle of Benina Airport was a battle of the Second Libyan Civil War which lasted from August 2014 until October 2014 between the Islamic Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries supported by extremist fundamental groups such as Ansar al-Sharia, who attempted to capture the airport, and the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Leader of Libyan Islamists Ansar al-Sharia dies of wounds". Reuters. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.