revolutionary brigades

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Revolutionary brigades are armed groups formed by anti-regime fighters during the Libyan uprising, particularly known for their role in the 2011 civil war.

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revolutionary brigades canonical 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
militia ⓘ
non-state armed actor ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
activeInYear 2011 ⓘ
alliedWith National Transitional Council ⓘ
areaOfOperations Benghazi ⓘ
Misrata ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
eastern Libya ⓘ
western Libya ⓘ
composition civilian volunteers ⓘ
defectors from Libyan army ⓘ
conflict Libyan Civil War ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
formedDuring 2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ
goal overthrow of Gaddafi government ⓘ
ideology anti-regime ⓘ
opposedTo Muammar Gaddafi regime ⓘ
linked to: Muammar Gaddafi
participatedIn battle for Benghazi (2011) ⓘ
battle for Tripoli (2011) ⓘ
siege of Misrata (2011) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Misrata
partOf anti-Gaddafi opposition ⓘ
receivedSupportFrom NATO air campaign (indirect) ⓘ
linked to: NATO airstrikes
role anti-Gaddafi fighters ⓘ
statusAfter2011 some units demobilized ⓘ
some units integrated into new Libyan security structures ⓘ
some units remained autonomous militias ⓘ
targeted Libyan government forces loyal to Gaddafi ⓘ
timePeriod Arab Spring ⓘ
usedTactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
usedWeaponType captured heavy weapons ⓘ
light weapons ⓘ
small arms ⓘ

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Misrata militias → composition → revolutionary brigades ⓘ