Order of battle for the Western Libya campaign
This is the order of battle for the Western Libya campaign, codenamed "Operation Flood of Dignity" by forces under Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The forces supporting Haftar and the House of Representatives, mainly the Libyan National Army, are opposed by the armed forces of the forces loyal to the Government of National Accord, including the Libyan Army and the Tripoli Protection Force.
Pro-House of Representatives forces[edit]
Libyan National Army
Libyan Navy (LNA–aligned)
Libyan Air Force (LNA–aligned)[9][10]
Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL)[11]
Allied armed groups:
United Arab Emirates (per GNA)
Pro-Government of National Accord forces[edit]
Libyan Ground Forces
- Ministry of Interior[22]
- Special Deterrence Force (SDF)[4]
- Tripoli Protection Force[23][24]
- Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade[24]
- Nawasi Battalion (8th Force)[24]
- Abu Salim Joint Deterrence and Intervention Force[24]
- Bab Tajoura armed group[24]
- Libyan Air Force (GNA–aligned)[25][26]
- Libyan Navy (GNA-aligned)
Allied armed groups:
- Misrata militias[27]
- Zawiya militias[23]
- Libya Shield Force (alleged)[11]
- Sirte militias[citation needed]
Syrian National Army (since Dec. 2019)[28]
Sultan Murad Division[29]
Mu'tasim Division[29]
Suleyman Shah Division[29]
Sham Legion[29]
Ahrar al-Sharqiya[30]- Northern Falcons Brigade (also known as Northern Hawks Brigade)[31]
- Suqour al-Sham Brigades[32]
- Samarkand Brigade[31]
- Al-Majd Corps[33]
- Hamza Division (Aleppo)[33]
Former al-Nusra Front fighters (LNA claim)[33][34]
Turkey (since Jan. 2020)[35][36]
References[edit]
- ^ "(BREAKING) Tank Battalion of the 9th Brigade sends reinforcements (Howitzer) to support LNA at Tripoli International Airport". The Libyan Address Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "LCW holds militia group "Kaniyat" the responsibility of a series of extrajudicial killings | the Libya Observer".
- ^ "Brigade 106 of LNA targets GNA armed groups at Sawani-Hira in Tripoli". The Libyan Address Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ a b c "UNSMIL concerned about increased kidnappings in Libya".
- ^ "The battle for Tripoli could be decided by the Madkhalis". The Economist.
- ^ "LNA kills dozens of GNA militiamen in Tripoli – LNA battalion says". The Libyan Address Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Haftar and the Gulf states are leading a hypocritical, fake war against Islamism in Libya". 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sirte falls to Haftar's forces, thanks to a Madkhali brigade from the inside | The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ "Libya Lurches Toward Battle for Capital as Sarraj Vows to Fight". Bloomberg News. 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Haftar's forces claim air strike on Tripoli suburb as Libya crisis escalates". France 24. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Tobruk MP claims terrorists from Turkey support Tripoli government against Haftar". Uprising Today. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
There are also reports that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya, a pro-Jamahiriya resistance organisation led by Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the son of Brotherly Leader Muammar al-Gaddafi who was overthrown and murdered in 2011, is supporting the Tobruk-based forces.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (5 November 2019). "Russian Snipers, Missiles and Warplanes Try to Tilt Libyan War". The New York Times.
- ^ "Number of Russian mercenaries fighting for Haftar in Libya rises to 1400, report says". 16 November 2019.
- ^ "'Wherever Wagner goes destruction happens': Libya's GNA slams Russian role in conflict". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "Russia sends former Syria rebels to fight for Haftar against one-time comrades". 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Russia to send Syrian mercenaries to Libyan conflict". Daily Sabah. 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Libya: UAE Air Force continues attacks in Tripoli". Middle East Monitor. December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Libya's GNA accuses UAE air force of bombing Mitiga airport". Middle East Monitor. September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Qanunu: The army thwarted an infiltration attempt by the Hifter militias in Aziziyah".
- ^ "Bashagha's turn to the West and Turkish Interests in Libya". 24 March 2020.
- ^ "301rd Infantry Battalion redeploys forces south of Tripoli | the Libya Observer".
- ^ "Libya: Sarraj Dissolves 'Special Deterrence Force'". 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Haftar forces capture old Tripoli airport after clashes near Libyan capital". Middle East Eye and agencies. 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "BBC Monitoring – Essential Media Insight".
- ^ "Libya's western Air Force strikes Haftar's forces positioned in Mizda, Sooq al-Khamis". Libyan Express. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Fighting flares on outskirts of Tripoli". BBC. 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Battle rages for Libya's capital, airport bombed". Reuters. 9 April 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "300 pro-Turkey Syrian rebels sent to Libya to support UN-backed gov't: watchdog - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Turkey sends Syrian mercenaries to fight on its behalf in Libya". gulfnews.com.
- ^ "Hardline Islamist Syrian Mercenaries in Libya Make a Break for Italy". 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Battle continues to rage in Libya despite peace conference as Turkey floods country with jihadists". 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Turkey's involvement in Libya war: 7,400 Syrian mercenaries volunteer to go to Libya, nearly 200 of whom killed in Libyan territory so far • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dozens of Syrian mercenaries in Libya killed in 1 week". 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Turkey is transporting Nusra Front jihadists to Libya: LNA spox". 27 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Turkey's peacekeeping, security operations in Syria, Libya and East Mediterranean ongoing". Daily Sabah. 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Turkish involvement gives military boost to GNA in Libya's west | Michel Cousins".
- ^ "Turkey sends troops and electronic warfare tools to Libya". The Independent. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
- ^ "President Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are in Libya Ahead of Turkish Troop Deployment".