Fourth Battle of Brega

Fourth Battle of Brega
	Part of Libyan Civil War
Date	14–21 July 2011; (1 week) (First phase); 9–22 August 2011; (1 week and 6 days) (Second phase)
Location	Brega, Libya
Result	Pro-Gaddafi victory (First phase); Anti-Gaddafi victory (Second phase)
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army; UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO command;	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Paramilitary forces;
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Abdul Fatah Younis X Col. Hamid Hassy	Mutassim Gaddafi
Strength
5,000	3,000-7,000
Casualties and losses
73 killed, 627 wounded, several tanks disabled and several dozen technicals damaged (First phase); 1 killed, 4 wounded; (Inter-period); 70 killed, 189 wounded (Second phase); Total dead & wounded:; 144 killed, 820 wounded	30 killed, 10-20 captured (First phase); 12 killed (Second phase); Total dead & captured:; 42 killed, 10-20 captured 37 technicals, 3 tanks, 11 IFVs, 3 MRLs, 2 rocket launchers (First phase); 16 technicals, 3 tanks, 9 MRLs, 3 Rocket launchers, 1 towed artillery gun (Second phase) (NATO claim)
	1 civilian killed

The Fourth Battle of Brega was a battle during the Libyan Civil War between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the Libyan opposition for control of the strategic town of Brega and its oil port.

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