Fourth Battle of Brega
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The Fourth Battle of Brega was a battle during the Libyan Civil War between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the Libyan opposition for control of the strategic town of Brega and its oil port.
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Fourth Battle of Brega | |||||||
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Part of Libyan Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. Abdul Fatah Younis X Col. Hamid Hassy[3] | Mutassim Gaddafi[4] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000[5] | 3,000[6]-7,000[5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
73 killed, 627 wounded,[7][8] several tanks disabled and several dozen technicals damaged[9] (First phase) 1 killed, 4 wounded[10] (Inter-period) 70 killed, 189 wounded (Second phase)[11][12] Total dead & wounded: 144 killed, 820 wounded |
30 killed,[13] 10-20 captured[14] (First phase) 37 technicals, 3 tanks, 11 IFVs, 3 MRLs, 2 rocket launchers (First phase) | ||||||
1 civilian killed[16] |
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