Battle of Benghazi (2014-2017)
| Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Libyan Civil War | |||||||
 The situation in August 2016; before the LNA captured the Gwarsha and Ganfouda districts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: |
Supported by:
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar(Commander of Operation Dignity) Colonel Abdussalam Al-Hassi(Commander of the LNA’s Benghazi operations room)  Col. Wanis Abu Khamada(Commander of Libya's Special Forces)  Brig. Gen. Saqr Geroushi(Commander of the Libyan Air Force) Salem Al-Naaili † (Libyan Special Forces top commander) Ahmed Abu-Bakr Huttea Al-Zwai † (Field commander)
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 Abdel Qader al-Najdi |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
 SCBR: 4,500+ (in 2014) ISIL: Several Hundred |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
5,000 killed 3 DGSE operators killed, 1 helicopter downed |
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| 700 killed overall (by February 2015) | |||||||
| a Despite the LNA's declaration of victory on 5 July 2017, the battle continued with militants still holding 150 m2 of territory, which was reportedly reduced to just one building by 27 July. The militant-controlled area was cleared on 30 December. | |||||||
Major Libyan National Army victory
Supported by: France
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Supported by:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from Nov. 2014 to Jan. 2017)
Mohamed al-Zahawi † (Ansar al-Shariah Leader) Abu Khalid Al-Madani †
(Zahawi's Successor) Ibrahim Bunuwara (POW) (Ansar al-Shariah top commander) Wissam Ben Hamid † (Libya Shield 1 Commander) Younis Al Louhicha †(Field commander) Jalal Makhzum †
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