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Gulf of Sidra Offensive (2018) | |||||||||
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Map showing the offensive | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Benghazi Defense Brigades
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ibrahim Jadhran [1] | Khalifa Haftar | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Less than 1,000 [3] | unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
unknown |
15 killed 25 wounded [2] |
The Gulf of Sidra Offensive was an offensive of the Second Libyan Civil War. It was launched by the Benghazi Defense Brigades on 11 June 2018, [1] and was fought concurrently with the Battle of Derna. On the first day, The Benghazi Defense Brigades captured Ras Lanuf and Sidra, before the Libyan National Army started a counteroffensive on 17 June. [4] On 21 June, The LNA captured Ras Lanuf and Al Sidra. [5] Hours later, The Benghazi Defense Brigades claimed to capture these cities once again, [6] [7] but the LNA denied these claims, releasing pictures showing their soldiers within Sidra and Ras Lanuf. [8]