Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)

E47031

battle military offensive

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Tripoli offensive (2019–2020) →
belligerent	GNA-aligned militias → Government of National Accord → Libyan National Army → Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) → 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	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 (GNA side) → 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	Western Libya campaign (2019) →
recognizedGovernmentDefender	UN-recognized Government of National Accord →
result	Government of National Accord victory → LNA offensive repelled →
startDate	2019-04-04 →
supportedBy	Egypt (for LNA) → Qatar (for GNA) → Russia (for LNA) → Turkey (for GNA) → United Arab Emirates (for LNA) →
timePeriod	2019 → 2020 →
triggered	international calls for ceasefire →
used	airstrikes → armored vehicles → artillery → drones →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) ("Tripoli offensive (2019–2020)") →	alsoKnownAs
Libyan National Army ("Western Libya campaign (2019–2020)") →	participatedIn
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) ("Western Libya campaign (2019)") →	precededBy
Second Libyan Civil War →	significantEvent