Battle of Wazzin 2011
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
The Battle of Wazzin refers to a series of engagements during the First Libyan Civil War fought between Anti-Gaddafi forces and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya for control of the town of Wazzin near the western Libya-Tunisia border.
The battle spilled over into Tunisian territory on several occasions, prompting clashes between the Tunisian Armed Forces and Gaddafi Loyalists.
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