Battle of Traghan

10th Infantry Brigade Islamist conflict with Libyan National Army ISIL and anti-ISIL operations Factional fighting LNA vs GNA Terror attacks Foreign involvement Peace Process The Battle of Traghan was fought between the Libyan National Army and a Chadian armed group in Traghan on 27 December 2018.

[2] On 27 December 2018, Chadian irregulars launched a surprise attack on a camp of the Khalifa Haftar-loyal Libyan National Army's 10th Infantry Brigade in Traghan.

[3] The militants who were described as being well-trained,[4] used 10 cars and one armored vehicle to initially overrun part of the camp, including its headquarters, where they killed the commander of the brigade's Battalion 181, Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Masoud Rahoma.

These people were previously believed to have been kidnapped by suspected Libyan Islamic State insurgents during brutal raids in the region during October and November 2018.

[3] On 2 January 2019, Khalifa Haftar sent additional troops to southern Libya,[8] and the LNA launched an offensive to evict rival forces, including Chadian militias, from the area in mid-January.