Back معركة البريقة الثالثة Arabic Трэцяя бітва за Брэгу Byelorussian Tercera Batalla de Brega Spanish Troisième bataille de Brega French Harmadik bregai csata Hungarian III bitwa o Marsa al-Burajka Polish Terceira Batalha de Brega Portuguese Третья битва за Брегу Russian Третя битва за Брегу Ukrainian

Third Battle of Brega

Third Battle of Brega
Part of First Libyan Civil War
Date31 March – 7 April 2011
(1 week)
Location
Brega, Libya
Result Pro-Gaddafi victory[5][6]
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

United Nations UNSC Resolution 1973 forces[1]

Libya Gaddafi Loyalists

 Belarus[4]

  • Military advisers
Commanders and leaders
Libya Khalifa Haftar
Libya Abdul Fatah Younis		 Libya Muammar Gaddafi
Strength
Saaiqa 36 Battalion[7]
300–400 volunteers[8]
17 tanks		 300 confirmed (by 4 April)[9]
1,000+ possibly
Casualties and losses
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.

  1. ^ "UN Clears Way for Libyan No-Fly Zone". ABC News. 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Nato Takes Control of Enforcing Libya No-Fly Zone". Dawn. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ^ Ливия - пляски вокруг Бреги или война за нефть
  4. ^ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны
  5. ^ "Gaddafi Forces Take Brega". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2011.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "April 5th Updates"[usurped]. libyafeb17.com.
  8. ^ Burleigh, Marc (3 April 2011). "Battle for Brega Rages After Ambush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Fighting Continues in Libya, as Does Debate on Arming Rebels". CNN. Tripoli. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

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