Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)

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The Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) was a major military offensive in Libya in which forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar attempted, but ultimately failed, to seize the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognized Government of National Accord.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tripoli offensive (2019–2020) ⓘ
belligerent GNA-aligned militias ⓘ
Government of National Accord ⓘ
Libyan National Army ⓘ
Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) ⓘ
Syrian National Army (pro-Turkey fighters) ⓘ
linked to: Free Syrian Army
caused damage to civilian infrastructure ⓘ
destruction of homes and public buildings ⓘ
characterizedBy heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
siege ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
commander Fayez al-Sarraj ⓘ
Khalifa Haftar ⓘ
Mohamed al-Haddad ⓘ
Osama al-Juwaili ⓘ
conflictIn Libyan Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians ⓘ
endDate 2020-06-04 ⓘ
endedWith LNA withdrawal from Tripoli outskirts ⓘ
followedBy GNA counteroffensives in western Libya ⓘ
ledBy Fayez al-Sarraj (GNA side) ⓘ
linked to: Fayez al-Sarraj

Khalifa Haftar (LNA side) ⓘ
linked to: Khalifa Haftar
location Libya ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
objective capture of Tripoli ⓘ
overthrow of Government of National Accord ⓘ
opponent forces loyal to Government of National Accord ⓘ
forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar ⓘ
partOf Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Western Libya campaign (2019) ⓘ
recognizedGovernmentDefender UN-recognized Government of National Accord ⓘ
result Government of National Accord victory ⓘ
LNA offensive repelled ⓘ
startDate 2019-04-04 ⓘ
supportedBy Egypt (for LNA) ⓘ
linked to: Egypt

Qatar (for GNA) ⓘ
linked to: Qatar

Russia (for LNA) ⓘ
linked to: Russia

Turkey (for GNA) ⓘ
linked to: Turkey

United Arab Emirates (for LNA) ⓘ
timePeriod 2019 ⓘ
2020 ⓘ
triggered international calls for ceasefire ⓘ
used airstrikes ⓘ
armored vehicles ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
drones ⓘ

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Second Libyan Civil War → significantEvent → Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) ⓘ
Libyan National Army → participatedIn → Western Libya campaign (2019–2020) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) → precededBy → Western Libya campaign (2019) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) → alsoKnownAs → Tripoli offensive (2019–2020) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) → participatedIn → 2019–2020 Tripoli offensive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Government of National Accord forces → engagedInBattle → Western Libya campaign (2019–2020) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)
Libyan Civil War → notableEvent → 2019–2020 Western Libya offensive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020)