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2022 Tripoli clashes

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2022 Tripoli clashes
Part of the Libyan Crisis
DateMarch–December 2022
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Government of National Stability
Libyan National Army

Government of National Unity
Syrian National Army[1]

Support:
 Turkey[1]
(advisers and UCAVs)
Commanders and leaders
Fathi Bashagha
(GNS prime minister)
Osama al-Juwaili[1]
(Zintan Brigades commander)
Haitem Tajouri[1]
(28th Infantry Division/al-Nawasi Brigade & 777th Brigade commander)[2]
Muammar al-Dawi Surrendered[1]
(55th Infantry Battalion company commander)
Abu Zreba
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
(GNU prime minister)
Abdul Rauf Kara[2]
(RADA commander)
Emad al-Trabilisi[2]
Units involved

[1][2]

  • Stability Support Authority
  • Special Deterrence Force (RADA)
  • 444th Brigade
  • Emad al-Trabilisi's forces
  • 610th Brigade
  • 301st Battalion
  • 52nd Infantry Brigade

[1]

Casualties and losses
32 killed[3]

The 2022 Tripoli clashes erupted between forces loyal to rival Libyan prime ministers Fathi Bashagha and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh over the capital city of Tripoli.[4]

Background

The Second Libyan Civil War ended with a ceasefire on 23 October 2020. The Government of National Unity was formed on 10 March 2021, with Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as prime minister. The House of Representatives, based in eastern Libya, passed a motion of no confidence against the unity government on 21 September 2021, and on 10 February 2022 appointed Fathi Bashagha as prime minister, an appointment rejected by Dbeibeh and the GNU.[5]

Clashes

On 17 May, the arrival in Tripoli of parliamentary-appointed government led by Bashagha has led to several hours of fighting between armed groups. The government team had to withdraw.[6]

On 27 August, clashes between the factions intensified after fighters aligned with Bashagha firing on a convoy in the capital and groups affiliated with Dbeibah stormed a military base belong to a Bashagha-affiliated group.[7] At least 32 people were killed and 159 others were injured.[8][9]

From 2 to 3 September, clashes again erupted in Warshafala district on the western outskirts of Tripoli as forces aligned with the GNU under Ddeibeh further consolidated their control.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Libya: Syrian Mercenaries Played a Key Role in Recent Tripoli Clashes". Syrians for Truth and Justice. 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mustafa Fetouri (1 September 2022). "Who fought who in Tripoli last week, and why". Middle East Monitor.
  3. ^ "Libye: Combats à Tripoli après un coup de force du gouvernement rival". 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Clashes rock Tripoli as Libyan rivals fight in capital". Reuters. 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield". Reuters. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Libya: Armed clashes in Tripoli as power struggle deepens". 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Tripoli residents 'pick up the pieces' after deadly clashes". France 24. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  8. ^ "32 killed in Libya's Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  9. ^ "Libya clashes: UN calls for ceasefire after 32 killed". BBC News. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  10. ^ "Libyan armed factions clash on outskirts of Tripoli".
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