Libya Dawn coalition

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The Libya Dawn coalition was an alliance of mainly Islamist-leaning militias and political factions that emerged during the Libyan civil conflict to contest control of the country’s institutions and territory.

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Label Occurrences
Libya Dawn coalition canonical 5
Libya Dawn militias 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed coalition
militia alliance
non-state armed group
accusedOf human rights abuses
indiscriminate shelling in Tripoli
activeIn Second Libyan Civil War
surface form: Libyan Civil Conflict
allianceWith pro-GNC political factions
areaOfOperations Misrata
Tripoli
coastal towns of western Libya
captured Tripoli International Airport
characterizedAs Islamist-leaning coalition
anti-House of Representatives bloc
componentGroup Central Shield forces
Misrata militias
surface form: Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room

Misrata militias
Tripoli-based Islamist-leaning militias
conflict Second Libyan Civil War
controlledCity Tripoli
controlledRegion western Libya
country Libya
emergedInYear 2014
formedAfterEvent 2014 Libyan parliamentary elections
goal control of Libyan state institutions
expulsion of rival militias from Tripoli
headquartersLocation Tripoli
ideology Islamist-leaning
involvedIn Tripoli conflict (2014)
Second Libyan Civil War
surface form: Western Libya campaign (2014–2015)
notableOperation Battle for Tripoli International Airport (2014)
notRecognizedBy House of Representatives of Libya
surface form: internationally recognized House of Representatives (Libya)
opposedBy Libyan National Army
surface form: Libyan National Army (LNA)

Operation Dignity
surface form: Operation Dignity forces

Zintan militias
surface form: Zintan brigades
opposedTo Council of Representatives (Libya)
surface form: House of Representatives (Libya)
originatedFrom revolutionary brigades formed during 2011 Libyan Civil War
peakActivityPeriod 2014–2016
politicalWing General National Congress
surface form: General National Congress (GNC)
recognizedBy General National Congress
surface form: General National Congress (GNC)
relatedProcess fragmentation of Libyan security sector
relatedTo post-2011 Libyan political crisis
status defunct
supported General National Congress
surface form: General National Congress (GNC)
usedTactics artillery bombardment
roadblocks and checkpoints
urban warfare

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Khalifa Haftar conflictWith Libya Dawn coalition
Misrata militias alliedWith Libya Dawn coalition
General National Congress government in Tripoli supportedBy Libya Dawn coalition
this entity surface form: Libya Dawn militias