Brega

This article is about the Libyan city. For other uses, see Brega (disambiguation).
Brega
مرسى البريقة
Town
Brega is located in Libya
Brega
Brega
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 30°26′6″N 19°40′1″E / 30.43500°N 19.66694°E / 30.43500; 19.66694
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictAl Wahat
Elevation
[1]
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total7,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Brega /ˈbreɪɡə/, also known as Mersa Brega or Marsa al-Brega (Arabic: مرسى البريقة Marsā al Burayqah, i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, the most southerly point of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the former Ajdabiya District, which in 2007 was merged into the Al Wahat District. The town is the center of Libya's second-largest hydro-carbon complex.[2]

During the First Libyan Civil War, the town quickly fell to the Libyan opposition.[3] Government forces attempted to capture the town on 2 March but were repelled;[4][5] their attack on 13 March was successful, though rebels later recaptured it on 26 March.[6][7] In April the rebels were again driven out of Brega,[8] and a several-month long stalemate ensued. On 11 August 2011, the rebels claimed they had retaken the eastern part of Brega.[9]

  1. ^ "Brega - Wolfram|Alpha". www.wolframalpha.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1310news was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Hundreds flee Libya as Obama orders sanctions". This Just In. Cable News Network. February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011. Protesters took control of the eastern Libyan city of Brega and its oil terminal Friday, according to an official who works at the communications department for the Port of Brega.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Pfeiffer, Tom (March 2, 2011). "Rebels retake Libya town, may seek foreign role". Reuters UK. Reuters. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Live Blog Libya - March 26 | al Jazeera Blogs". blogs.aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ p://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Video-Libyan-Rebels-Retake-Brega-And-Ajdabiyah-After-Gaddafi-Forces-Flee-Amid-Coalition-Airstrikes/Article/201103415960556?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_3&lid=ARTICLE_15960556_Video%3A_Libyan_Rebels_Retake_Brega_And_Ajdabiyah_After_Gaddafi_Forces_Flee_Amid_Coalition_Airstrikes_
  8. ^ Report from Canadian CBC of oppositions forces regaining New Brega in the beginning of April, specifying the division between the different parts of Brega.
  9. ^ "Libyan rebels capture eastern part of Brega -spokesman". August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012 – via af.reuters.com.