What the records say
- When
- 18 May 2017
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 27.65° N, 14.27° E
- Description
- Battle of the Libyan Civil War
Brak al-Shati Airbase raid
Part of the Second Libyan Civil War (2017)
On 18 May 2017, an attack was launched by militiamen of the town of Misrata and Benghazi Defense Brigades against the Brak al-Shati Airbase controlled by LNA forces. LNA sources claimed 141 people, including 103 soldiers and numerous civilians were killed as a result of the raid. The base was completely overrun and partially destroyed along with numerous aircraft at the base.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Birak, lors de la deuxième guerre civile libyenne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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