2023 Tripoli clashes
Appearance
2023 Tripoli clashes | |||||||
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Part of the Libyan Crisis | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
444th Brigade | RADA Special Deterrence Forces | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mahmoud Hamza | Abdul Raouf Kara [3] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown | ||||||
At least 55 people were killed and 146 others injured |
In August 2023, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya, between the Special Deterrence Force (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city. Both had supported the provisional Government of National Unity during the 2022 Tripoli clashes.[4] Fighting erupted on 14 August when RADA fighters detained 444th Brigade commander Mahmoud Hamza and lasted until 15 August, which forced the city's main airport to close.[5] At least 55 people were reported dead.[6] This was the deadliest armed clash of 2023 in Tripoli.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Libyan factions pause Tripoli battle with 27 dead". Reuters. 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Captured Libyan commander rejoins unit after clashes kill 55". Reuters. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Libya: 27 killed in Tripoli clashes". Azertag. 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Libyan factions pause Tripoli battle with 27 dead". Reuters. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ "Libya militias battle in Tripoli after commander's arrest". BBC News. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ Alhenawi, Ruba (2023-08-16). "At least 55 dead following clashes between rival factions in Libya". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ Abdulrahim, Raja; Goldman, Russell (2023-08-17). "Renewed Violence in Libya Reflects Power of Militias". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-17.