Raid on Ghadames

Raid on Ghadames
Part of Libyan Civil War
Date24–26 September 2011
Location
Result

Indecisive

  • Pro-Gaddafi forces filter across border from Algeria and attack NTC positions in the city
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces drive off attackers
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi Loyalists

Strength
400 fighters[2] 100 fighters[2]
Casualties and losses
9–11 killed[6]
75 wounded[3][5]
Unknown

The raid on Ghadames was a series of hit-and-run attacks carried out between 24 and 26 September 2011 by groups of pro-Gaddafi forces, allegedly including elements of the Khamis Brigade,[3][7] against the National Transitional Council-administered desert oasis town of Ghadames, Libya, during the Libyan Civil War.

  1. ^ Сторонникам Каддафи не удалось захватить Гадамес
  2. ^ a b "Kadhafi forces kill five in oasis attack: witnesses". Times of Oman. Agence France-Presse. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Gadhafi loyalists launch attack across Algeria border". NBC News. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Libya's NTC troops renew assault on pro-Gaddafi Sirte". BBC News. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference continues was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ 6-8 killed on 24 September,[3][4] 3 killed on 26 September,[5] total of 9-11 reported killed.
  7. ^ "Libyan NTC says repulsed pro-Gaddafi attack in south". Reuters Africa. Reuters. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.