Battle of Wazzin
Conflict during the Libyan civil war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Wazzin was a conflict during the Libyan Civil War for the Libyan-Tunisian border town of Wazzin.[8][9] Rebel forces made an initial victory, but it was short-lived as Gaddafi's men re-occupied the town, only to lose it again to the rebels.
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Battle of Wazzin | |||||||||
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Part of the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
| Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Mustafa Abdul Jalil Fouad Mebazaa | Muammar Gaddafi | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
unknown |
15 killed 14 captured (1st phase) 23 killed (3rd phase)[6] | ||||||||
*Unconfirmed report that up to 20 people in total had been killed on 28 April[7] |
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The battle spilled over into Tunisian territory on several occasions, prompting clashes with the Tunisian military (which had not explicitly taken a side in the battle).
The fighting turned Wazzin into something of a ghost town, valuable only as a strategic location.[10]