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 Government forces repel seven rebel attacks on the town with the use of heavy artillery and advance on Ajdabiya;
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 a battle during the Libyan Civil War between government forces and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.

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