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Battle of Sirte (2016)

Battle of Sirte (2016)
Part of the Second Libyan Civil War and
the Military intervention against ISIL
Date 12 May – 6 December 2016
(6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location Sirte District, Libya
Result

Major GNA victory

Belligerents

Libya Government of National Accord

  • Misrata Brigades
  • Misrata Military Council
  • Petroleum Facilities Guard
  • Libyan Navy

United States United States
(since 1 Aug. 2016)

Supported by:
United Kingdom United Kingdom

 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders
Libya Fayez al-Sarraj
(Head of Unity Government)
Libya Colonel Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi
(GNA Minister of Defense)
Libya Rida Issa
(GNA navy commander)
Libya Ibrahim Baitulmal
(Head of Misrata military council)
Libya Ismail Shukri
(Head of military intelligence in Misrata)
Libya Abdul Adeem al-Maadani 
(Misrata Brigades senior commander)
Libya Mohammed Issa
(field commander)
Abu Hudhayfah al-Muhajir
(ISIL governor of Wilayat Tarabulus)
Abu Habib Jazrawi 
(ISIL leader in Libya)
Abu Omar al-Tunessi 
(ISIL commander of Sirte)
Hamid Malouqa al-Zliteni 
(ISIL top commander)
Hassan Kara 
(ISIL field commander)
Yusuf Mulaytan 
(ISIL commander)
Faiez Attiya 
(ISIL commander)
Qusai al-Jaili 
(ISIL commander)
Mirghani Badawi al-Bashir 
(ISIL commander and preacher)
Hassan al-Karami 
(ISIL preacher)
Strength
6,000 fighters
(in August 2016)
2,000–2,500 fighters
Casualties and losses
Libya 740 killed and 4,000+ wounded (GNA claim)
5,000 killed or wounded (ISIL claim)
United States 1 killed
(non-combat)
2,500 killed and 87+ captured (GNA claim)
35,000 people displaced
(as of July 2016)

Major GNA victory

Libya Government of National Accord

United States United States
(since 1 Aug. 2016)

Supported by:
United Kingdom United Kingdom

 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Battle of Sirte (2016) refers to the battle in the spring of 2016, in the region of Sirte, Libya, between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) backed by United States of America. ISIL forces had captured Sirte one year earlier, during the previous battle.


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