Misrata militias

E47033

armed group militia coalition non-state armed actor

Misrata militias are powerful, predominantly Islamist-leaning armed groups from the Libyan city of Misrata that played a major role in post-Gaddafi conflicts, including key battles in the Second Libyan Civil War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Misrata militias canonical	3
Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room	1
Libyan militias from Misrata	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed group ⓘ militia coalition ⓘ non-state armed actor ⓘ
activeInConflict	2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ post-Gaddafi conflicts in Libya ⓘ
alliedWith	Libya Dawn coalition ⓘ Tripoli-based factions ⓘ
armedWith	anti-aircraft weapons ⓘ armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ
basedIn	Misrata ⓘ
composition	predominantly Misratan fighters ⓘ revolutionary brigades ⓘ
controls	checkpoints in and around Misrata ⓘ military bases in Misrata area ⓘ
country	Libya ⓘ
formedFrom	anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ surface form: anti-Gaddafi revolutionary brigades of Misrata
hasCharacteristic	highly organized ⓘ politically influential ⓘ well-armed ⓘ
hasReputationFor	effective urban warfare ⓘ strong internal cohesion ⓘ
ideology	Islamist-leaning ⓘ
influences	local governance in Misrata ⓘ
involvedIn	Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Libya Dawn operation battles around Sirte ⓘ conflict over Tripoli (2014) ⓘ fighting in central Libya ⓘ operations against Islamic State in Sirte ⓘ
locatedIn	Misrata ⓘ northwestern Libya ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Misrata ⓘ surface form: Battle of Misrata (2011)
opposed	Libyan National Army ⓘ surface form: Khalifa Haftar forces Libya ⓘ surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan National Army ⓘ surface form: Libyan National Army (LNA) Gaddafi era ⓘ surface form: Muammar Gaddafi government
partOf	anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ surface form: Libyan revolutionaries
regionOfActivity	central Libya ⓘ western Libya ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
role	key military actor in western Libya ⓘ power broker in post-Gaddafi Libya ⓘ
supported	National Transitional Council ⓘ anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ surface form: anti-Gaddafi forces
timePeriod	post-2011 Libya ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Libyan Civil War → involvedOrganization → Misrata militias ⓘ

Libyan National Army → opposedBy → Misrata militias ⓘ

Battle of Sirte (2016) → involved → Misrata militias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Libyan militias from Misrata

Libya Dawn coalition → componentGroup → Misrata militias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room