Battle of Bani Walid

Battle of Bani Walid
	Part of 2011 Libyan Civil War
	; Fighters arrive from around the region to join the NTC push into Bani Walid
Date	8–30 September 2011; (3 weeks and 1 day) (First phase); 9–17 October 2011; (1 week and 1 day) (Second phase)
Location	Bani Walid, Libya
Result	Pro-Gaddafi victory (First phase); Anti-Gaddafi victory (Second phase) Pro-Gaddafi forces repel four rebel attacks on the town; Anti-Gaddafi forces capture the town after the fifth attack; Local militia recapture the city on 23 January 2012;
Belligerents
National Transitional Council National Liberation Army; NATO command	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Armed Forces; Paramilitary forces;
Commanders and leaders
Daou al-Salhine al-Jadak †; Musa Yunis	Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Strength
5,000 fighters; 150 technicals	2,000 fighters; Several dozen technicals and BM-21 Grad launchers
Casualties and losses
85–91 killed; 215–231 wounded	7–9 killed (In September, October casualties unknown); 315–317 captured (NTC claim)
	19–22 civilians killed

The Battle of Bani Walid was a military operation in the Libyan Civil War conducted by anti-Gaddafi forces in September and October 2011, in an effort to take control of the desert city of Bani Walid from pro-Gaddafi forces. It began following days of force buildup on the part of the attackers, as well as skirmishes around the city.

^ "Nato takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone". DAWN Media Group. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
^ "Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 12:56 GMT+3 – Libya". Al Jazeera Live Blog. 28 September 2011.
^ "Libyan rebel fighters in new push on Bani Walid". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.
^ "Fighters near Gadhafi stronghold meet stiff resistance". CNN. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ Al-Shalchi, Hadeel (5 September 2011). "Libya: Rebels Converge on Bani Walid". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ Golovnina, Maria (3 September 2011). "Gaddafi loyalists holding out". The Voice of Russia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ Spencer, Richard (1 September 2011). "Libya: uncertainty stalks the frontline in the hunt for Gaddafi". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ "Libyan fighters enter Bani Walid". Al Jazeera English. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
^ 1 [1]-2 [2]^{[permanent dead link]} killed (9 September), 4 killed (10 September),[3] Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 5 killed (11 September),[4] 7 killed (12 September),[5] 6 [6] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine-11 [7] killed (16 September), 2 killed (18 September),[8]^{[permanent dead link]}, 4 killed (19 September),[9] 4 killed (21 September),[10][11] Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2 killed (25 September),[12] Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (27 September),[13] 11 killed (28 September),[14] 1 killed (30 September),[15] Archived 18 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed (5 October),[16] 17 killed (10 October),[17] 9 killed (14 October),[18] 3 killed (16 October),[19] 3 killed (17 October),[20]^{[permanent dead link]} total of 85–91 reported killed
^ 3 wounded (9 September),[21] 26 wounded (10 September),[22] Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 14 wounded (11 September),[23] 54 [24] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine-70 [25] wounded (16 September), 15 wounded (18 September),[26]^{[permanent dead link]} 6 wounded (21 September),[27][28] Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 11 wounded (27 September),[29] 6 wounded (30 September),[30] Archived 18 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine 80 wounded (10 October),[31] total of 215–231 reported wounded
^ 1 killed (8 September),[32] 3–5 killed (9 September),[33] 2 killed (10 September),[34] 1 killed (18 September),[35]^{[permanent dead link]} total of 7–9 reported killed
^ Al-Shalchi, Hadeel (10 September 2011). "Libyan fighters say they're fighting in town of Bani Walid, one of Gadhafi's last bastions". Global TV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ 4–5 killed (9 September),[36] Archived 4 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed (11 September; unconfirmed),[37] 15 killed (16–24 September),[38] total of 19–22 reported killed

[1] "Nato takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone". DAWN Media Group. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

[blogs.aljazeera.net-2] "Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 12:56 GMT+3 – Libya". Al Jazeera Live Blog. 28 September 2011.

[telegraph-3] "Libyan rebel fighters in new push on Bani Walid". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.

[4] "Fighters near Gadhafi stronghold meet stiff resistance". CNN. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.

[5] Al-Shalchi, Hadeel (5 September 2011). "Libya: Rebels Converge on Bani Walid". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[6] Golovnina, Maria (3 September 2011). "Gaddafi loyalists holding out". The Voice of Russia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

[spencer1-7] Spencer, Richard (1 September 2011). "Libya: uncertainty stalks the frontline in the hunt for Gaddafi". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[enter-8] "Libyan fighters enter Bani Walid". Al Jazeera English. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

[9] 1 [1]-2 [2]^{[permanent dead link]} killed (9 September), 4 killed (10 September),[3] Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 5 killed (11 September),[4] 7 killed (12 September),[5] 6 [6] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine-11 [7] killed (16 September), 2 killed (18 September),[8]^{[permanent dead link]}, 4 killed (19 September),[9] 4 killed (21 September),[10][11] Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2 killed (25 September),[12] Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (27 September),[13] 11 killed (28 September),[14] 1 killed (30 September),[15] Archived 18 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed (5 October),[16] 17 killed (10 October),[17] 9 killed (14 October),[18] 3 killed (16 October),[19] 3 killed (17 October),[20]^{[permanent dead link]} total of 85–91 reported killed

[10] 3 wounded (9 September),[21] 26 wounded (10 September),[22] Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 14 wounded (11 September),[23] 54 [24] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine-70 [25] wounded (16 September), 15 wounded (18 September),[26]^{[permanent dead link]} 6 wounded (21 September),[27][28] Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 11 wounded (27 September),[29] 6 wounded (30 September),[30] Archived 18 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine 80 wounded (10 October),[31] total of 215–231 reported wounded

[11] 1 killed (8 September),[32] 3–5 killed (9 September),[33] 2 killed (10 September),[34] 1 killed (18 September),[35]^{[permanent dead link]} total of 7–9 reported killed

[12] Al-Shalchi, Hadeel (10 September 2011). "Libyan fighters say they're fighting in town of Bani Walid, one of Gadhafi's last bastions". Global TV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[13] 4–5 killed (9 September),[36] Archived 4 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed (11 September; unconfirmed),[37] 15 killed (16–24 September),[38] total of 19–22 reported killed

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