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| commander1 = Mahmoud Hamza (alleged) |
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| commander2 = Abdul Raouf Kara <ref>{{cite web|url= https://azertag.az/en/xeber/libya_27_killed_in_tripoli_clashes-2730700|title= Libya: 27 killed in Tripoli clashes |work=Azertag|date=16 August 2023}}</ref> |
| commander2 = Abdul Raouf Kara <ref>{{cite web|url= https://azertag.az/en/xeber/libya_27_killed_in_tripoli_clashes-2730700|title= Libya: 27 killed in Tripoli clashes |work=Azertag|date=16 August 2023}}</ref> |
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In August 2023, clashes broke out in [[Tripoli, Libya]]. between the [[RADA Special Deterrence Forces|Special Deterrence Force]] (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-15 |title=Libyan factions pause Tripoli battle with 27 dead |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tripoli-clashes-widen-overnight-worst-fighting-this-year-2023-08-15/ |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> The fierce fighting erupted on 14 August until late on 15 August, which forced the city's main airport to close.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-16 |title=Libya militias battle in Tripoli after commander's arrest |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66520895 |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> At least 55 people were reported dead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alhenawi |first=Ruba |date=2023-08-16 |title=At least 55 dead following clashes between rival factions in Libya |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/15/africa/tripoli-libya-clashes-intl-afr/index.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> This is the deadliest armed clash of 2023 in Tripoli.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-17 |title=Renewed Violence in Libya Reflects Power of Militias |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/world/middleeast/libya-tripoli-violence-clashes.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |last1=Abdulrahim |first1=Raja |last2=Goldman |first2=Russell }}</ref> |
In August 2023, clashes broke out in [[Tripoli, Libya]]. between the [[RADA Special Deterrence Forces|Special Deterrence Force]] (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-15 |title=Libyan factions pause Tripoli battle with 27 dead |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tripoli-clashes-widen-overnight-worst-fighting-this-year-2023-08-15/ |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> The fierce fighting erupted on 14 August until late on 15 August, which forced the city's main airport to close.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-16 |title=Libya militias battle in Tripoli after commander's arrest |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66520895 |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> At least 55 people were reported dead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alhenawi |first=Ruba |date=2023-08-16 |title=At least 55 dead following clashes between rival factions in Libya |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/15/africa/tripoli-libya-clashes-intl-afr/index.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> This is the deadliest armed clash of 2023 in Tripoli.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-17 |title=Renewed Violence in Libya Reflects Power of Militias |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/world/middleeast/libya-tripoli-violence-clashes.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |last1=Abdulrahim |first1=Raja |last2=Goldman |first2=Russell }}</ref> |
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| Mahmoud Hamza (alleged) | Abdul Raouf Kara [3] | ||||
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| 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.[4] The fierce fighting erupted on 14 August until late on 15 August, which forced the city's main airport to close.[5] At least 55 people were reported dead.[6] This is the deadliest armed clash of 2023 in Tripoli.[7]
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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.
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