Bab al-Azizia

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Bab al-Azizia is a heavily fortified military and residential compound in Tripoli that served as Muammar Gaddafi’s primary base of power and a key stronghold during the Libyan civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified compound ⓘ
military compound ⓘ
residential compound ⓘ
associatedWith Libyan Arab Armed Forces loyal to Gaddafi ⓘ
linked to: Libyan Army

Revolutionary Guard Corps of Libya ⓘ
capturedBy anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ
capturedIn August 2011 ⓘ
controlledBy Gaddafi government ⓘ
linked to: Libyan government

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ⓘ
linked to: Libya
country Libya ⓘ
damagedBy NATO airstrikes ⓘ
damagedDuring 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
event site of heavy fighting during the 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
stormed by anti-Gaddafi rebel forces in August 2011 ⓘ
target of NATO airstrikes in 2011 ⓘ
governedBy Gaddafi security apparatus ⓘ
hasFeature bunkers ⓘ
command and control facilities ⓘ
high fortification walls ⓘ
military barracks ⓘ
underground facilities ⓘ
hasFunction military headquarters ⓘ
residential complex ⓘ
security compound ⓘ
locatedIn Tripoli ⓘ
Tripoli District ⓘ
linked to: Tripoli

northwestern Libya ⓘ
near Airport Road in Tripoli ⓘ
Green Square (Martyrs' Square) in Tripoli ⓘ
Tripoli city center ⓘ
linked to: Tripoli
notableFor being stormed and looted after fall of Gaddafi stronghold ⓘ
strategic importance in battle for Tripoli in 2011 ⓘ
partOf security infrastructure of Gaddafi regime ⓘ
roleDuringConflict key stronghold during the Libyan Civil War ⓘ
symbol of Gaddafi regime ⓘ
securityLevel heavily fortified ⓘ
servedAs command center of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
primary base of power of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
residence of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
subjectOf NATO military briefings in 2011 ⓘ
international media coverage during 2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ
symbolized centralization of power in Tripoli ⓘ
personal rule of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Gaddafi era ⓘ
usedAs operations base for regime loyalist forces ⓘ
propaganda backdrop for Gaddafi speeches ⓘ
usedBy Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ

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Battle of Tripoli → target → Bab al-Azizia ⓘ
Operation El Dorado Canyon → target → Bab al-Azizia compound ⓘ
linked to: Bab al-Azizia
Operation Mermaid Dawn → primaryTarget → Bab al-Azizia presidential compound ⓘ
linked to: Bab al-Azizia
Airport Road (Tripoli) → near → Bab al-Azizia ⓘ
subject linked to: Airport Road in Tripoli
Airport Road (Tripoli) → passesNear → Bab al-Azizia ⓘ
subject linked to: Airport Road in Tripoli