revolutionary brigades

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Revolutionary brigades are armed groups formed by anti-regime fighters during the Libyan uprising, particularly known for their role in the 2011 civil war.

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revolutionary brigades canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
militia
non-state armed actor
rebel group
activeInYear 2011
alliedWith National Transitional Council
areaOfOperations Benghazi
Misrata
Tripoli
eastern Libya
western Libya
composition civilian volunteers
defectors from Libyan army
conflict Libyan Civil War
country Libya
formedDuring 2011 Libyan Civil War
surface form: 2011 Libyan uprising
goal overthrow of Gaddafi government
ideology anti-regime
opposedTo Muammar Gaddafi
surface form: Muammar Gaddafi regime
participatedIn Battle of Benghazi (2011)
surface form: battle for Benghazi (2011)

Battle of Tripoli (2011)
surface form: battle for Tripoli (2011)

Battle of Misrata
surface form: siege of Misrata (2011)
partOf anti-Gaddafi opposition
receivedSupportFrom NATO airstrikes
surface form: NATO air campaign (indirect)
role anti-Gaddafi fighters
statusAfter2011 some units demobilized
some units integrated into new Libyan security structures
some units remained autonomous militias
targeted Libyan government forces loyal to Gaddafi
timePeriod Arab Spring
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
urban warfare
usedWeaponType captured heavy weapons
light weapons
small arms

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Misrata militias composition revolutionary brigades