Complex sentence: The first German troops reached Sirte on 15 February, advanced to Nofilia on 18 February and on 24 February, a raiding party ambushed a British patrol near El Agheila.
Split into simpler sentences: The first German troops reached Sirte on 15 February, and advanced to Nofilia on 18 February. On 24 February, a German raiding party ambushed a British patrol near El Agheila.