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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Libya Dawn militias