Libyan Army

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The Libyan Army was the national land warfare branch of Libya’s armed forces that played a central role in Muammar Gaddafi’s rise to power and in the country’s subsequent military and political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land warfare branch
military organization
allegiance Muammar Gaddafi
commandLanguage Arabic
conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Libyan Civil War
Libyan–Egyptian War
country Libya
doctrineInfluence Soviet military doctrine
engagedIn border conflicts with neighboring states
counterinsurgency operations within Libya
garrison Tripoli
governedBy General People’s Committee for Defense
historicalPeriod Gaddafi era
ideology Arab nationalism
Third International Theory
anti-imperialism
notableLeader Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Khalifa Haftar
operatedIn Libyan territory
partOf Libyan Armed Forces
playedRoleIn Libyan military history
Libyan political history
Muammar Gaddafi’s rise to power
primaryFunction ground combat operations
territorial defense of Libya
recruitmentBasis conscription
voluntary service
reorganizedInto various factional armed forces after 2011
role national land warfare branch of Libya
secondaryFunction internal security
regime protection
status largely fragmented after 2011
subordinateTo General People's Congress (Libya)
surface form: General People’s Congress (Libya)
symbol coat of arms of Libya (1970s–1980s)
surface form: Libyan national emblem (Gaddafi era)
usedEquipmentFrom China
France
Italy
Russia
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedEquipmentType air defense systems
armored fighting vehicles
artillery
small arms
tanks

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Royal Military Academy, Benghazi partOf Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Battle of Benghazi opponent Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Gaddafi loyalist forces
Khamis Gaddafi partOf Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Abdul Fatah Younis employer Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Abdul Fatah Younis militaryBranch Libyan Army
Khalifa Haftar militaryBranch Libyan Army
Mutassim Gaddafi militaryBranch Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
R-17 usedBy Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Misrata International Airport usedBy Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan military
Beretta M1951 pistol usedBy Libyan Army
subject surface form: Beretta M1951
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Operation Odyssey Dawn opponent Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi
Operation Odyssey Dawn opponent Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya armed forces
Libyan–Egyptian War hasParticipant Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Armed Forces
Toyota War belligerent Libyan Army
Khamis militaryBranch Libyan Army
subject surface form: Khamis Gaddafi
Khamis Brigade partOf Libyan Army
Battle of Tripoli (2011) conflictSide Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Gaddafi government forces
Battle of Ouadi Doum belligerent Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Armed Forces
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra combatants Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan regular forces
Battle of Zawiya (2011) involves Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan government security forces
Bab al-Azizia associatedWith Libyan Army
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Armed Forces loyal to Gaddafi