Third Battle of Brega

Third Battle of Brega
	Part of First Libyan Civil War
Date	31 March – 7 April 2011; (1 week)
Location	Brega, Libya
Result	Libyan government victory
Belligerents
Libyan Opposition; UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO command USA Air Force; ; ;	Libyan Government; Belarus
Commanders and leaders
Khalifa Haftar; Abdul Fatah Younis	Muammar Gaddafi
Units involved
National Liberation Army Saaiqa 36 Battalion; ;	Libyan Armed Forces Libyan Army; Paramilitary Forces; ; Belarusian military advisers;
Strength
300–400 volunteers; 17 tanks	300 confirmed (by 4 April); 1,000+ possibly
Casualties and losses
46–49 killed; 3 tanks destroyed; 5 tanks damaged	28 killed
	South African photographer Anton Hammerl killed by Pro-Gaddafi soldiers
	*Number of dead on the rebel side includes 27 killed in NATO air-strikes, as well as 3 tanks destroyed and 5 damaged by NATO

The Third Battle of Brega was fought during the Libyan Civil War between government forces and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.