ORDER OF BATTLE // March 31, 2011
Third Battle of Brega
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 1,000 estimated
Libyan Government
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Third Battle of Brega formed part of the sustained contest over Brega during the 2011 Libyan Civil War, a coastal town whose oil infrastructure made it a recurring strategic objective for both government and opposition forces. Control of Brega bore directly on the economic and logistical capacity of each side, and the town changed hands repeatedly as neither the Gaddafi government nor the anti-Gaddafi forces under commanders including Khalifa Haftar and Abdul Fatah Younis could secure a decisive hold. The engagement reflected the broader stalemate that characterized the war's middle phase along the coastal corridor, where opposing forces lacked the combined-arms capability to translate tactical gains into durable territorial control.
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