The LNA started taking positions near Sabha on 15 January.[1] On 18 January, the LNA raided AQIM and ISIS militants northwest of Sabha, claiming to have killed three of their notable members. Clashes continued between the LNA and militias within the city of Sabha, although the airport stayed under the control of the GNA.[2] On 1February, Toubou tribesmen ambushed and killed four members of the 128th brigade of the LNA. A day after the LNA announced control of the town, heavy fighting broke out between Toubou fighters and the LNA in the town of Ghadduwah, south of Sabha.[3] LNA forces secured Sabha airport and other strategic sites after local groups agreed to hand them over.[4] The commander of the sixth infantry unit of the GNA, Hamid al-Atabi, accused the Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of not providing adequate support to his forces, which resulted in the GNA retreat from Sabha on 4 February.[5] Control of Sabha is seen as vital for controlling southern Libya's oilfields, allowing the LNA to secure oil facilities including El Sharara oil field, the biggest in Libya.[4]
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^"New batch of Dignity Operation militias arrive in Sabha | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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battle, sabha, 2019, battle, sabha, military, confrontation, sabha, from, january, february, 2019, between, libyan, national, army, government, national, accord, during, southern, libya, offensive, second, libyan, civil, battle, sabhapart, southern, libya, off. The Battle of Sabha was a military confrontation in Sabha from 15 January to 4 February 2019 between the Libyan National Army LNA and the Government of National Accord GNA during the Southern Libya offensive of the Second Libyan Civil War Battle of SabhaPart of the Southern Libya offensive and Second Libyan Civil WarMap showing the LNA s advances in southern LibyaDate15 January 4 February 2019LocationSabha LibyaResultLNA victoryBelligerentsHouse of Representatives Libyan National ArmyGovernment of National Accord Toubou militias Islamic State AQIMCommanders and leadersKhalifa HaftarFayez al SarrajBattle editThe LNA started taking positions near Sabha on 15 January 1 On 18 January the LNA raided AQIM and ISIS militants northwest of Sabha claiming to have killed three of their notable members Clashes continued between the LNA and militias within the city of Sabha although the airport stayed under the control of the GNA 2 On 1February Toubou tribesmen ambushed and killed four members of the 128th brigade of the LNA A day after the LNA announced control of the town heavy fighting broke out between Toubou fighters and the LNA in the town of Ghadduwah south of Sabha 3 LNA forces secured Sabha airport and other strategic sites after local groups agreed to hand them over 4 The commander of the sixth infantry unit of the GNA Hamid al Atabi accused the Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj of not providing adequate support to his forces which resulted in the GNA retreat from Sabha on 4 February 5 Control of Sabha is seen as vital for controlling southern Libya s oilfields allowing the LNA to secure oil facilities including El Sharara oil field the biggest in Libya 4 References edit New batch of Dignity Operation militias arrive in Sabha The Libya Observer libyaobserver ly Retrieved 2023 04 15 Zaptia Sami 2019 01 20 Terror suspects killed in large LNA operation in south Libya LibyaHerald Retrieved 2023 04 15 Dignity Operation armed groups ambushed in southern Libya The Libya Observer libyaobserver ly Retrieved 2023 04 15 a b Eastern Libya government delegation visits key southern city of Sabha Arab News 2019 01 28 Retrieved 2023 04 15 Haftar s forces storm houses of opponents in Libya s Sabha The Libya Observer libyaobserver ly Retrieved 2023 04 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Sabha 2019 amp oldid 1149993578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
