Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)

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The Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) was a major military offensive in Libya in which forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar attempted, but ultimately failed, to seize the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognized Government of National Accord.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
surface form: Tripoli offensive (2019–2020)
belligerent GNA-aligned militias
Government of National Accord
Libyan National Army
Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA)
Free Syrian Army
surface form: Syrian National Army (pro-Turkey fighters)
caused damage to civilian infrastructure
destruction of homes and public buildings
characterizedBy heavy civilian casualties
siege
urban warfare
commander Fayez al-Sarraj
Khalifa Haftar
Mohamed al-Haddad
Osama al-Juwaili
conflictIn Second Libyan Civil War
surface form: Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
country Libya
displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians
endDate 2020-06-04
endedWith LNA withdrawal from Tripoli outskirts
followedBy GNA counteroffensives in western Libya
ledBy Fayez al-Sarraj
surface form: Fayez al-Sarraj (GNA side)

Khalifa Haftar
surface form: Khalifa Haftar (LNA side)
location Libya
Tripoli
objective capture of Tripoli
overthrow of Government of National Accord
opponent forces loyal to Government of National Accord
forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar
partOf Second Libyan Civil War
precededBy Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Libya campaign (2019)
recognizedGovernmentDefender Government of National Accord
surface form: UN-recognized Government of National Accord
result Government of National Accord victory
LNA offensive repelled
startDate 2019-04-04
supportedBy Egypt
surface form: Egypt (for LNA)

Qatar
surface form: Qatar (for GNA)

Russia
surface form: Russia (for LNA)

Turkey
surface form: Turkey (for GNA)

United Arab Emirates
surface form: United Arab Emirates (for LNA)
timePeriod 2019
2020
triggered international calls for ceasefire
used airstrikes
armored vehicles
artillery
drones

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Second Libyan Civil War significantEvent Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Libyan National Army participatedIn Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
this entity surface form: Western Libya campaign (2019–2020)
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) precededBy Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Western Libya campaign (2019)
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) alsoKnownAs Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
this entity surface form: Tripoli offensive (2019–2020)
Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) participatedIn Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
this entity surface form: 2019–2020 Tripoli offensive