Battle of Ras Lanuf

Battle of Ras Lanuf
	Part of Libyan Civil War
Date	4–5 March 2011 (First phase); 6–12 March 2011 (Second phase)
Location	Ras Lanuf, Libya30°28′44″N 18°33′58″E
Result	First phase: Anti-Gaddafi victory; Second phase: Pro-Gaddafi victory
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army;	Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Fatah Younis	Muammar Gaddafi
Strength
Saaiqa 36 Battalion; 500-1,000 volunteers	3,000 (First phase); four battalions (Second phase)
Casualties and losses
16-26 rebels killed (First phase); 20 rebels killed (Second phase/bombardment); 15 killed, 65 missing (Second phase/ground fighting); 20 mutinous loyalists executed; Total dead & missing:; 136-146 killed or missing; Total captured: 1,500 (Government claim)	2-25 soldiers killed, 2 pilots killed, 1 Su-24MK shot down (First phase); Unknown (Second phase)
	Location within Libya

The Battle of Ras Lanuf was a two-phase battle in 2011 during the Libyan Civil War between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and those loyal to the National Transitional Council. Both forces sought control of the town of Ras Lanuf. The first phase followed two days after the First Battle of Brega which occurred in the town Brega, roughly 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the east of Ras Lanuf. After conquering the town on 4 March, the rebels pushed further west to attack Sirte but they were driven back by government forces and on 11 March, government troops reconquered most of Ras Lanuf.

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