Bin Jawad

Libyan Civil War

During the Libyan Civil War, anti-Gaddafi forces moved into the city on 5 March 2011. Forces loyal to Gaddafi infiltrated the city by night and attacked the anti-Gaddafi forces on the next day which resulted in the Battle of Bin Jawad. The anti-Gaddafi forces fled the town and on 7 March 2011, it was back in the hand of the government. The pro-Gaddafi forces continued to push further east and started the second phase of the battle of Ra's Lanuf.

On 27 March 2011, rebels returned to Bin Jawad and recaptured the town. 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. 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.

On 23 August 2011, loyalist forces began to disintegrate due to the rebel assault on Tripoli. At the same time, rebel forces advanced from the east, taking Brega and 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.

Later Events

In January 2016, the Islamic State's Libyan branch (IS) seized control of the town, they were driven out by Government forces in May 2016.

References

References

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4. (27 March 2011). "Libyan rebels retake hamlet of Bin Jawad". The Straits Times.
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6. (29 March 2011). "Gaddafi troops force rebels back". BBC.
7. Chick, Kristen. (28 August 2011). "Libya's revolution returns to Bin Jawad, this time they say for good". The Christian Science Monitor.
8. (30 May 2016). "Libyan forces advance in push on Islamic State strongholds".