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Battle of Wazzin
Part of the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign
Date
21 April 2011 (First Phase) 24–28 April 2011 (Second Phase) 29 April – May 2011 (Third Phase) 11–29 July 2011 (Fourth Phase)
Location
Wazzin, Libya and Dehiba, Tunisia
Result
Tunisian/Anti-Gaddafi rebel victory
Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward.
Fighting ongoing after the Libyan Army clashes with the Tunisian Army
Territorial changes
Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21 April.
Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28 April.
*Unconfirmed report that up to 20 people in total had been killed on 28 April[7]
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First Libyan Civil War
Timeline
Feb–18 Mar
19 Mar–May
Jun–15 Aug
16 Aug–Oct
Bayda
1st Benghazi
1st Tripoli
Misrata
1st Zawiya
Nafusa Mountains
Wazzin
Gharyan
1st Brega
Ra's Lanuf
Bin Jawad
2nd Brega
Ajdabiya
2nd Benghazi
1st Gulf of Sidra
3rd Brega
Brega–Ajdabiya
Cyrenaican desert
Misrata Frontline
Tawergha
Zliten
uprising
Sebha
Zawiya
4th Brega
Fezzan
Sebha
Msallata
Coastal Offensive
2nd Zawiya
Ras Ajdir
Tripoli
2nd Gulf of Sidra
2nd Bin Jawad
Sirte
Bani Walid
Ra's Lanuf
Ghadames
2nd Tripoli
Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
The Battle of Wazzin was a conflict during the Libyan Civil War for the Libyan-Tunisian border town of Wazzin.[8][9] Rebel forces made an initial victory, but it was short-lived as Gaddafi's men re-occupied the town, only to lose it again to the rebels.
The battle spilled over into Tunisian territory on several occasions, prompting clashes with the Tunisian military (which had not explicitly taken a side in the battle).
The fighting turned Wazzin into something of a ghost town, valuable only as a strategic location.[10]
^Tarek Amara (29 April 2011). "Pro-Gaddafi forces clash with Tunisian military". Reuters.
^"Libyan Rebels Hang on to Strategic Border Crossing". NPR.
^"Libyan forces overrun rebels on Tunisian border". Reuters. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^1 killed (29 April),[1] 3 killed (17 May),[2] 7 killed (18 May),[3] total of 11 reported killed Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^Noueihed, Lin (2 May 2011). "Libya says Gaddafi survives air strikes, but son killed". Stuff (company). Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^"Reporter's Notebook - al Jazeera English". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^Ben Hubbard (28 April 2011). "Gadhafi forces shell frontline city in west Libya". Deseret News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^"Need to Know News: Two photographers killed in Libya; gas prices at all time high". CNN. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^"#Today". 22 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Daragahi, Borzou (25 June 2011). "Libyan's western front joins battle". Los Angeles Times.
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