Battle of Tawergha

Battle of Tawergha
Part of Battle of the Misrata frontline
Date11–13 August 2011
Location
Tawergha, Libya
Result Anti-Gaddafi victory
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

United Nations UNSC Resolution 1973 forces[1]

Libya Gaddafi loyalists

Commanders and leaders
Libya Ibrahim Halbus
Libya Abdul Hassan
Libya Ali Ahmed al Sheh		 Unknown
Strength
Al Horia Brigade
6 tanks		 800 fighters
Casualties and losses
15 killed,[3] 85+ wounded[4]
1 tank T-55 destroyed

4 killed,[5] at least 60 claimed captured

2 technicals, 1 Shilka destroyed (NATO claim)[6]

The Battle of Tawergha was a military engagement of the Libyan Civil War that began on 11 August 2011 when anti-Gaddafi forces based in Misrata advanced southeast along the road to Sirte in the early morning and attacked Libyan Army positions in the town of Tawergha. It ended on 13 August when rebel troops, after capturing the town, cleared it of snipers and artillery positions threatening Misrata.

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  5. ^ Libya denies rebel gains
  6. ^ "Nato and Libya" (Operational Media Update). NATO. Retrieved 12 February 2023.