Back اشتباكات طرابلس 2018 Arabic Бітва за Трыпалі (2018) Byelorussian جەنگی تەرابلوس (٢٠١٨) CKB Bataille de Tripoli (2018) French Batalha de Trípoli (2018) Portuguese
| Battle of Tripoli | ||||||||
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| Part of the Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) and 2016–18 West Libya clashes | ||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tripolilibyanasa.jpg) Satellite image of central Tripoli, 2005 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Seventh BrigadeKani Militia Somoud Brigade Libyan Tribesmen[1] |
Tripoli Brigade[2] Abu Salim Central Security Force[3] 301 Brigade RADA Nawassi Brigade Libyan state guards |
Misrata Brigades[5] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Mohsen al-Kani (leader of al-Kanni militia) Abd al-Wahhab al-Magri (commander of the 7th -later renamed 9th- brigade) Salah Badi (leader of Somoud brigade)[6] |
Haitham Tajouri Hashem Bishr Abdelghani Al-Kikli (Abu Salim Central Security Force Commander)[7] |
Fayez al-Sarraj Abdussalam Ashour | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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7th brigade (2000) Central support unit (1000) Supportive force (500) Somoud brigade (500) |
Tripoli brigade (800) Special Deterrence Force (800) Alnawasi brigade (700) Joint Deterrence and Intervention Force Abu Salim (600) 301st infantry brigade (500) Bab Tajura Battalion (300) Guarantee Battalion (200) | anti-terrorism force (3500) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 25+ | 32 militiamen killed | None | ||||||
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115 killed, 383 injured[8] 25,000 civilians displaced[9] | ||||||||
The Battle of Tripoli was a series of clashes in Tripoli, Libya from 27 August to 25 September 2018 during the Second Libyan Civil War. It was fought between several militias and was ended by a ceasefire.
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