Third Battle of Brega

Third Battle of Brega
	Part of First Libyan Civil War
Date	31 March – 7 April 2011; (1 week)
Location	Brega, Libya
Result	Pro-Gaddafi victory
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army; UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO command USA Air Force; ;	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Paramilitary forces; Belarus Military advisers;
Commanders and leaders
Khalifa Haftar; Abdul Fatah Younis	Muammar Gaddafi
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; 5 tanks damaged	28 killed
	South African photographer Anton Hammerl killed by Pro-Gaddafi 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

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". 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.

[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.

[warsonline-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.

[autogenerated2-7] "April 5th Updates". libyafeb17.com.

[autogenerated1-8] Burleigh, Marc (3 April 2011). "Battle for Brega Rages After Ambush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[autogenerated4-9] "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

[CPJ1-12] "Anton Hammerl". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

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