Battle of Benina Airport

Battle of Benina Airport
	Part of Second Libyan Civil War
Date	1 August – 15 October 2014; (2 months and 2 weeks)
Location	Benina International Airport, Benghazi, in Libya
Result	Libyan National Army victory Offensive on Benina Airport repelled by the Libyan National Army; Mohamed al-Zahawi, Leader of Ansar al-Sharia killed; Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries forces pushed back towards the center of Benghazi; Emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Benghazi; Beginning of Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017);
Belligerents
Libyan National Army	Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Khalifa Haftar; (Commander of Operation Dignity); Col. Wanis Abu Khamada; (Commander of Libya's Special Forces); Brig. Gen. Saqr Geroushi; (Commander of the Libyan Air Force)	Mohamed al-Zahawi † ; (Ansar al-Sharia Leader); Wissam Ben Hamid; (Libya Shield 1 Commander)
Strength
5,000+ soldiers	16,000+ fighters
Casualties and losses
82 soldiers killed	700+ fighters killed
	20 civilians killed

The Battle of Benina Airport was a battle of the Second Libyan Civil War which lasted from August 2014 until October 2014 between the Islamic Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries supported by extremist fundamental groups such as Ansar al-Sharia, who attempted to capture the airport, and the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar.

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