Third Battle of Brega

Third Battle of Brega
Part of Libyan Civil War
Date 31 March – 7 April 2011 Location Brega, Libya Result Pro-Gaddafi victory Government forces repel seven rebel attacks on the town with the use of heavy artillery and advance on Ajdabiya
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO command	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army Paramilitary forces
Commanders and leaders
Khalifa Belqasim Haftar Abdul Fatah Younis	Unknown
Strength
Saaiqa 36 Battalion 300–400 volunteers 17 tanks	300 confirmed (by 4 April) 1,000+ possibly
Casualties and losses
46-49 killed, 3 tanks destroyed and 5 damaged	28 killed
South African photographer Anton Hammerl killed by Pro-Gadaffi soldiers
*Number of dead on the rebel side includes 27 killed in NATO air-strikes, as well as 3 tanks destroyed and 5 damaged by NATO

Pro-Gaddafi victory

Anti-Gaddafi forces

UNSC Resolution 1973 forces

Gaddafi Loyalists

The Third Battle of Brega was a battle during the Libyan Civil War between government forces and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.

After previously advancing rapidly along the coast of the Gulf of Sidra in a previous offensive, the rebels were quickly pushed back. They had initially advanced 300 kilometres (190 miles) from Ajdabiya to just 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. However, they were rolled back in a government counter-offensive and by 30 March, were back to their starting positions at Ajdabiya with Brega being retaken by the loyalists that night.

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