Battle of Wazzin (2011)

Battle of Wazzin (Anti-Gaddafi forces & National Liberation Army & Tunisian Army & Tunisian Police vs Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) took place in 2011 during Nafusa Mountains campaign.

Battle facts

• Year: 2011
• Date: 2011-04-21
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Nafusa Mountains campaign
• Side A: Anti-Gaddafi forces, National Liberation Army, Tunisian Army, Tunisian Police
• Side B: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Commanders (A): Mustafa Abdul Jalil Fouad Mebazaa
• Commanders (B): Col. Shu'ayb al-Firjani
• Casualties: Unknown (1st phase) 3 killed (2nd phase)* 11 killed (3rd phase) Tunisia: 1 civilian wounded Several houses destroyed or damaged (side A), 15 killed 14 captured (1st phase) 23 killed (3rd phase) (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
• Outcome: Anti-Gaddafi victory Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward. Fighting ongoing after the Libyan Army clashes with the Tunisian Army
• Coordinates: 31.942°, 10.662°

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