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| On September 21' 2012 Government forces were ambushed by the ] in the town. Nine government soldiers were killed in the attack.<ref>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j9HYbGnUKDs</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/22/239444.html|title=Nine Libyan forces killed in clashes with Qaddafi loyalists|work=Al Arabiya|date=22 September 2012|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref> Over the next few days skirmishes broke out between the |
On September 21' 2012 Government forces were ambushed by the ] in the town. Nine government soldiers were killed in the attack.<ref>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j9HYbGnUKDs</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/22/239444.html|title=Nine Libyan forces killed in clashes with Qaddafi loyalists|work=Al Arabiya|date=22 September 2012|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref> Over the next few days skirmishes broke out between the National army and the rebels.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFN57ujAM2U</ref><ref>http://libyanfreepress.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/brak-uprising-news-23-september-2012-video/</ref> There are no official figures for the casualties. It is not clear who currently holds Brak. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Town in Fezzan, Libya| Brak براك | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| District | Wadi al Shatii |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 39,444 |
Brak (sometimes written Biraq or Birak) (Template:Lang-ar) is a town in the Wadi al Shatii District in west-central Libya. It is the administrative center of the district.
Overview
The town has a population of 39,444 (As of 2004) and is home to a technical college of Sabha University. Much of the new development in the town is occurring to the north of the old town center, which features gardens and forts from the Italian and Ottoman eras.
The technical college "Faculty of Engineering and Technology", now a college of Sebha University, was previously known as the "Higher Institute of Technology", and it is this college that gives much value to the town, as it is a well-known research and academic organization. The college comprises six distinct departments; three of which are specialized in the engineering arm of the college, namely: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The other arm, the technical arm, has similarly has three departments: Department of Medical Lab Technology, Department of Food Science Technology, and Department of Environmental Science. Graduates of this college are considered the best in the country, as the academic and technical rank of this college is both prestigious and well-known. There are plans to expand this college more to accommodate more students and staff and to have more departments and specialties.
Clashes
On September 21' 2012 Government forces were ambushed by the Green Resistance in the town. Nine government soldiers were killed in the attack. Over the next few days skirmishes broke out between the National army and the rebels. There are no official figures for the casualties. It is not clear who currently holds Brak.
References
- ^ Wolfram Alpha
- In Googlemaps; see
- Spanish, Italian, Polish and Portuguese wikipedias and in English too.
- http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j9HYbGnUKDs
- "Nine Libyan forces killed in clashes with Qaddafi loyalists". Al Arabiya. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFN57ujAM2U
- http://libyanfreepress.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/brak-uprising-news-23-september-2012-video/
See also
| Administrative seats of the districts of Libya | |
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