 Battle of Tawergha

The Battle of Tawergha was a military engagement of the Libyan Civil War that began on 11 August 2011 when anti-Gaddafi forces based in Misrata advanced southeast along the road to Sirte in the early morning and attacked Libyan Army positions in the town of Tawergha.It ended on 13 August when rebel troops, after capturing the town, cleared it of snipers and artillery positions threatening Misrata.