First Battle of Benghazi (2011)

First Battle of Benghazi (Anti-Gaddafi forces & Defected army units & Armed protesters vs Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) took place in 2011 during Libyan Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 2011
• Date: 2011-02-20
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Libyan Civil War
• Side A: Anti-Gaddafi forces, Defected army units, Armed protesters
• Side B: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Commanders (A): Abdul Fatah Younis (last day)
• Commanders (B): Al-Saadi Gaddafi
• Casualties: Benghazi: 110–257 killed 9 missing Bayda: 63 killed Total: 332–479 killed 9 missing 3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyed (side A), 163 killed 236 captured 3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyed (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
• Outcome: Decisive Anti-Gaddafi victory Beginning of the Libyan Civil War Benghazi becomes a core of the Anti-Gaddafi forces
• Coordinates: 32.117°, 20.067°

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