Battle of Sabha

Battle of Sabha
	Part of the Fezzan campaign of the Libyan Civil War
	Sabha Battle of Sabha (Libya)
Date	19–22 September 2011
Location	Sabha, Libya
Result	Anti-Gaddafi victory
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces Fighters from the Awlad Suleiman tribe; National Liberation Army; NATO command	Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Army; Pro-Gaddafi tribes;
Commanders and leaders
Bashir Ahwaz	Massoud Abdelhafid
Strength
Unknown	300
Casualties and losses
18 killed	19 killed; 150 captured

The Battle of Sabha took place between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the desert oasis city of Sabha and a part of the Libyan Civil War. It was the second conflict in the city since the start of the war after the 2011 Sabha clashes.

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