Operation Libya Dawn
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Operation Libya Dawn was a coalition of Islamist-leaning militias and armed groups that launched a major military campaign in 2014 to seize control of Tripoli and challenge rival factions during the Libyan Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalition offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Libya Dawn offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedGroupRole | support for Tripoli-based Islamist and revolutionary factions ⓘ |
| belligerent | Libya Dawn coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused |
civilian displacement in Tripoli
ⓘ
destruction of Tripoli International Airport infrastructure ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | struggle for control of Libyan capital ⓘ |
| coalitionComponent |
Islamist-leaning armed groups
ⓘ
Misrata-based militias ⓘ revolutionary brigades from western Libya ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Libyan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
further political fragmentation of Libya
ⓘ
international concern over instability in Libya ⓘ |
| context | post-2011 Libyan political and security vacuum ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| goal |
control of key state institutions in Libya
ⓘ
seizure of Tripoli ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamist-leaning ⓘ |
| involved | airstrikes by unidentified foreign aircraft (reported) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Tripoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Libya ⓘ |
| nature | non-state armed coalition operation ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Operation Dignity forces
NERFINISHED
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Zintan brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ forces aligned with Khalifa Haftar ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalBody | internationally recognized House of Representatives (Tobruk) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | struggle between rival governments in Libya ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Greater Tripoli area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
battle for Tripoli International Airport (2014)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formation of the National Salvation Government (Tripoli) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General National Congress (Tripoli-based)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO intervention in Libya (2011) as background context ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Tripoli International Airport
ⓘ
establishment of rival government in Tripoli ⓘ expulsion of Zintan-aligned forces from most of Tripoli ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-07 ⓘ |
| status | ended as a distinct offensive by 2015 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-2014 ⓘ |
| triggered | intensification of Second Libyan Civil War in 2014 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
factional civil conflict
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urban warfare ⓘ |
| used |
anti-aircraft weapons
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armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ |
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