Battle of Bani Walid

Battle of Bani Walid
	Part of 2011 Libyan Civil War
	; Fighters arrive from around the region to join the NTC push into Bani Walid
Date	8–30 September 2011; (3 weeks and 1 day) (First phase); 9–17 October 2011; (1 week and 1 day) (Second phase)
Location	Bani Walid, Libya
Result	Pro-Gaddafi victory (First phase); Anti-Gaddafi victory (Second phase) Pro-Gaddafi forces repel four rebel attacks on the town; Anti-Gaddafi forces capture the town after the fifth attack; Local militia recapture the city on 23 January 2012;
Belligerents
National Transitional Council National Liberation Army; NATO command	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Armed Forces; Paramilitary forces;
Commanders and leaders
Daou al-Salhine al-Jadak †; Musa Yunis	Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Strength
5,000 fighters; 150 technicals	2,000 fighters; Several dozen technicals and BM-21 Grad launchers
Casualties and losses
85–91 killed; 215–231 wounded	7–9 killed (In September, October casualties unknown); 315–317 captured (NTC claim)
	19–22 civilians killed

The Battle of Bani Walid was a military operation in the Libyan Civil War conducted by anti-Gaddafi forces in September and October 2011, in an effort to take control of the desert city of Bani Walid from pro-Gaddafi forces. It began following days of force buildup on the part of the attackers, as well as skirmishes around the city.

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