Battle of Kikla (2014)

Battle of Kikla
Part of Libyan civil war (2014-2020)
Date24 November 2014
Location
Kikla, Libya
Result Zintan Brigade victory
Belligerents
Libya Fajr Libya Libya Zintan Brigades
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Libya Idris Madi
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
142 Unknown

The Battle of Kikla was a confrontation between Zintan Brigades and Fajr Libya in Kikla, Libya between 11 October and 24 November 2014.

Battle

On October 11, 2014, the Zintan brigades attacked the Fajr Libya forces in Kikla. In the first two days, the fighting resulted in at least twenty deaths and dozens of injuries, according to medical sources.[1]

On November 4, a doctor from Kikla stated on a local radio that the toll was 142 dead and 518 injured among the Fajr Libya forces.[2] On November 24, the city of Kikla was completely conquered by the Zintan brigades.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nouveaux combats après la venue de Ban Ki-moon en Libye". RFI (in French). 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Libye:142 morts au cours d'affrontements entre milices rivales à l'ouest de Tripoli". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Libye : requiem pour Zintan – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-06.


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