Raid on Ghadames

Raid on Ghadames
	Part of Libyan Civil War
Date	24–26 September 2011
Location	Ghadames, Libya
Result	Indecisive Pro-Gaddafi forces filter across border from Algeria and attack NTC positions in the city; Anti-Gaddafi forces drive off attackers;
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army;	Gaddafi Loyalists Paramilitary forces; Elements of the Khamis Brigade; Algerian mercenaries;
Strength
400 fighters	100 fighters
Casualties and losses
9–11 killed; 75 wounded	Unknown

The raid on Ghadames was a series of hit-and-run attacks carried out between 24 and 26 September 2011 by groups of pro-Gaddafi forces, allegedly including elements of the Khamis Brigade, against the National Transitional Council-administered desert oasis town of Ghadames, Libya, during the Libyan Civil War.

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