[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] The Battle of Ra's Lanuf was a battle between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and those loyal to the National Transitional Council for control of the town of Ra's Lanuf. After conquering the town on 4 March, the rebels pushed further west to attack Sirte but they were driven back by government forces and on 11 March, government troops reconquered most of Ra's Lanuf.
![[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] The Battle of Ra's Lanuf was a battle between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and those loyal to the National Transitional Council for control of the town of Ra's Lanuf. After conquering the town on 4 March, the rebels pushed further west to attack Sirte but they were driven back by government forces and on 11 March, government troops reconquered most of Ra's Lanuf.](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/photos/the-battle-of-ras-lanuf-was-a-battle-between-forces-loyal-to-libyan-picture-id173152910?k=6&m=173152910&s=594x594&w=0&h=hZcZrpPv3iPYHm3cNqW2GcwxzGHyKBdF3oc3cuz_cxc=&Expires=1597280400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=M6pxbUkMBgIBBLp8MWbJOlkH7qdOzMJbS1KePjVTIdYb6qIZkdebwiHk5n1zwFRyqEOGOZV9gcym8B53M4nJqThq84oMvG-ePf6kdzehsnK-WGxo3qyJEnzfLWSav5PwqioJ5FxWHnJTdB1dxLI40aU03qgNQXAGnsoaqlqIEoMgeLmrVonkVzm5BB~Tfj9U52-8w69dJm6z8MkuPxUjIvLGvVzoB2xd29dtZ43IVQjmZvPoHixjg2ybaz1v92gs9Jez38mNZwAu4xdjJncgNvARzLniicHdGpjdNsTfr7L-GM~tSz49CS4JK4AllR0bS1JwWzVOja2ufMNokkxMoUkEZXn~U3FwTx6-KGqmrLEvTYwMms7byD18kFU095rFrSCk8ikv5kPdOIhhEd4SDZx9Yxhf797ih0G9OFCHCpu0n-lsmjrqDp9CHmoai8yj0IdnhbyA08jr3JZ1WrzUxCh9aRsW0olsh5qTUcnZnXu2C~j04d-TfZnhOkyXakyzZ4p31cN0qT2Nae8oj2DWRfa2S6uJm3ZB0MI1OLWSvx9mUqR1tboJEgQrbAhpMBSeGJ2Jax~Gd0Nw9VUWPiz~x191F9UF3llJCqa0hU-Yqz8DMjzR-QIJN-qO2iHxBt1B720AfgE9zxsFUKH08yQrXmNVGqjd7LdOAS1LZ0dxhk0_)
