Skirmishes on the Sirte-Bin Jawad road

The  was a series of skirmishes that took place in the road from Sirte to Bin Jawad.

The Skirmish
Loyalists who retreated from Brega, Ras Lanuf, and Bin Jawad stopped at Sirte where they had prepared defenses. The long rebel coloumn, coming from Bin Jawad, was ambushed a number of times on the highway and loyalists managed to flank the rebels and attack them from the rear. This forced the opposition forces to withdraw back to Nawfaliya some even retreating to Bin Jawad.