Battle of Derna
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The Battle of Derna was a key military confrontation in eastern Libya in which rival Islamist factions and forces aligned with the internationally recognized government fought for control of the strategic coastal city of Derna during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| associatedWith |
Derna Mujahideen Shura Council–ISIL rivalry
→
counterterrorism operations in Libya → |
| cause |
competition for control of Derna
→
efforts by the internationally recognized government to consolidate territorial control → rivalry among Islamist factions → |
| conflict |
Second Libyan Civil War
→
|
| conflictType |
factional fighting
→
urban warfare → |
| context |
post-2011 Libyan political fragmentation
→
rise of jihadist groups in Libya → |
| country |
Libya
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| effect |
civilian displacement in Derna
→
destruction of urban infrastructure in Derna → shift in balance of power in eastern Libya → |
| hasParticipant |
Derna Mujahideen Shura Council
→
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamist factions → Libyan National Army → forces aligned with the internationally recognized Libyan government → local militias → |
| involves |
airstrikes
→
artillery shelling → small arms combat → |
| location |
Derna
→
eastern Libya → |
| militaryObjective |
capture of Derna
→
elimination of rival Islamist armed groups in Derna → |
| opposingForce |
Islamist factions in Derna
→
forces loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan government → |
| partOf |
Second Libyan Civil War
→
|
| relatedTo |
Derna campaign
→
Islamist insurgency in Libya → Libyan National Army operations in Cyrenaica → |
| result |
change of control of Derna
→
expulsion of rival Islamist factions from Derna → victory of forces aligned with the internationally recognized Libyan government → |
| status |
completed military operation
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|
| strategicImportance |
control of a key coastal city on the Mediterranean Sea
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control of supply routes in eastern Libya → influence over Islamist armed groups in the region → |
| theater |
Mediterranean coastal region of Libya
→
eastern Libya → |
| timePeriod |
Second Libyan Civil War era
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|
| typeOfWarfare |
conventional ground operations
→
siege tactics → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Libyan National Army
("Battle for Derna")
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participatedIn |
|
Battle of Derna
("Derna campaign")
→
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relatedTo |
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Second Libyan Civil War
→
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significantEvent |