Operation Dignity
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Operation Dignity was a major 2014 Libyan military campaign led by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar aimed at defeating Islamist militias and asserting control over eastern Libya, particularly Benghazi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dignity canonical | 1 |
| Operation Dignity forces | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Libyan National Army
ⓘ
forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar ⓘ |
| casualties |
high civilian casualties
ⓘ
high combatant casualties ⓘ |
| claimedLegitimacy | fight against terrorism in Libya ⓘ |
| commander | Khalifa Haftar ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Libyan National Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan National Army under Khalifa Haftar
|
| conflict | Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war campaign ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| frontlineCity | Benghazi ⓘ |
| frontlineRegion | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| hasPart | Benghazi campaign ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Khalifa Haftar ⓘ |
| location |
Benghazi
ⓘ
eastern Libya ⓘ |
| mediaName | Karama (Dignity) Operation ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Abdelrazek al-Nadori
ⓘ
Waniss Bukhmada ⓘ |
| objective |
assert control over eastern Libya
ⓘ
defeat Islamist militias in Benghazi ⓘ restore security in Benghazi ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)
Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council ⓘ Islamist militias ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-Islamist ⓘ |
| politicalContext | power struggle following the 2011 Libyan revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | post-2011 militia violence in Benghazi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Operation Libya Dawn ⓘ |
| result |
protracted urban warfare in Benghazi
ⓘ
significant destruction in Benghazi ⓘ territorial gains for Haftar-aligned forces in eastern Libya ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-05-16 ⓘ |
| startReason | escalating attacks by Islamist armed groups in Benghazi ⓘ |
| startTime | 2014 ⓘ |
| status | ended ⓘ |
| supportedBy | House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) ⓘ |
| tactics |
airstrikes
ⓘ
ground offensives ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2014–2017 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Libyan National Army ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Operation Dignity forces