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Third Battle of Brega
| Third Battle of Brega | |||||||
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| Part of First Libyan Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Khalifa Haftar Abdul Fatah Younis |
 Muammar Gaddafi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Saaiqa 36 Battalion[7] 300–400 volunteers[8] 17 tanks |
300 confirmed (by 4 April)[9] 1,000+ possibly | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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46-49 killed[10] 3 tanks destroyed 5 tanks damaged | 28 killed[11] | ||||||
| South African photographer Anton Hammerl killed by Pro-Gaddafi soldiers[12] | |||||||
| *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 | |||||||
The Third Battle of Brega was fought during the Libyan Civil War between government forces and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.
- ^ "UN Clears Way for Libyan No-Fly Zone". ABC News. 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Nato Takes Control of Enforcing Libya No-Fly Zone". Dawn. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ Ливия - пляски вокруг Бреги или война за нефть
- ^ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны
- ^ "Gaddafi Forces Take Brega". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Rebels Retreat from Brega in the Face of Heavy Onslaught by Al Qathafi Troops". The Tripoli Post. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "April 5th Updates"[usurped]. libyafeb17.com.
- ^ Burleigh, Marc (3 April 2011). "Battle for Brega Rages After Ambush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Fighting Continues in Libya, as Does Debate on Arming Rebels". CNN. Tripoli. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ 11 killed (31 March– 1 April)[1][2] 14 killed in NATO air-strike (2 April),[3] 1 killed in ground fighting (2 April),"Libya conflict, April 2, 2011 | OregonLive.com". Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 6 killed (3 April),[4] 4 killed (4 April),[5] 10 [6]-13 [7] killed (7 April), total of 46–49 reported killed
- ^ 7 killed between Brega and Ajdabiya (2 April),[8] 20 killed in Brega (2 April)[9][permanent dead link] 1 killed (3 April),[10] total of 28 reported killed
- ^ "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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