First Battle of Benghazi
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The First Battle of Benghazi occurred as part of the Libyan Civil War between army units and militiamen loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces in February 2011. The battle mainly took place in Benghazi, the second-largest city in Libya, with related clashes occurring in the nearby Cyrenaican cities of Bayda and Derna. In Benghazi itself most of the fighting occurred during a siege of the government-controlled Katiba compound.[5]
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First Battle of Benghazi | |||||||
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Part of Libyan Civil War | |||||||
A government revolutionary committee office after it was torched by demonstrators, in Benghazi's downtown. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdul Fatah Younis (last day) | Al-Saadi Gaddafi[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000[2] |
Khamis Brigade Fadheel Brigade Tariq Brigade[3] 325 mercenaries[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Benghazi: 110[5]-257 killed[6] 9 missing[7] Bayda: 63 killed[8] Derna: 29 killed[8] Rebel soldiers: 130 killed[8] Total: 332-479 killed 9 missing 3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyed |
163 killed 236 captured 3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyed[9] |
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