Bin Jawad
Bin Jawad
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Bin Jawad , which is about 30 km to the southeast of Bin Jawad.
Libyan Civil War
During the
second phase of the battle of Ra's Lanuf.[2]
On 27 March 2011, rebels returned to Bin Jawad and recaptured the town.[3] However, by 29 March, pro-Gaddafi forces had halted the rebels advance and forced them to flee the town. The rebels briefly returned and a battle broke out for the town.[4] By the end of the day, after a series of artillery duels, the rebels retreated from the town in hundreds of vehicles, some of them as far as Ra's Lanuf.[5]
On 23 August 2011, loyalist forces began to disintegrate due to the
Ra's Lanuf
and once again advanced on Bin Jawad.
Rebel forces reported that they had successfully re-taken Bin Jawad on 28 August 2011.[6]
Later Events
In January 2016, the
Libyan branch (ISIL) seized control of the town, they were driven out by Government forces in May 2016.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer: Bin Jawwād - profile of geographical entity including name variants". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011. World Gazetteer
- ^ "Rebel push stalls outside Ras Lanuf". Al Jazeera. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Libyan rebels retake hamlet of Bin Jawad". The Straits Times. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Battle over US budget". BBC News. 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Gaddafi troops force rebels back". BBC. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ Chick, Kristen (28 August 2011). "Libya's revolution returns to Bin Jawad, this time they say for good". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ "Libyan forces advance in push on Islamic State strongholds". Associated Press. 30 May 2016.
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