Zintani armed coalitions

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The Zintani armed coalitions are a network of powerful militias from the Zintan region of western Libya that played a major role in the 2011 uprising and subsequent conflicts, exerting significant military and political influence in the country.

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Zintani armed coalitions canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group network ⓘ
militia coalition ⓘ
non-state armed actor ⓘ
alliedWith anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ
armedWith armored vehicles ⓘ
light weapons ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
baseOfOperations Zintan region ⓘ
linked to: Zintan
composition network of militias ⓘ
controlled strategic sites in western Libya after 2011 ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
engagedIn power struggles with rival Libyan militias ⓘ
ethnicTribalBase Zintani tribes ⓘ
linked to: Warfalla tribe
formedDuring 2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ
governanceRole local security provider in Zintan area ⓘ
influence significant military influence in Libya ⓘ
significant political influence in Libya ⓘ
locatedIn western Libya ⓘ
notablePeriodOfActivity 2011–mid-2010s ⓘ
opposed Muammar Gaddafi government ⓘ
linked to: Libyan government
origin local revolutionary brigades from Zintan ⓘ
participatedIn 2011 Libyan uprising ⓘ
First Libyan Civil War ⓘ
post-2011 Libyan conflicts ⓘ
politicalRole power broker in post-2011 Libyan politics ⓘ
region Zintan ⓘ
roleIn2011Uprising major military role ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Tripolitania region ⓘ
linked to: Tripolitania
status non-state militia actor in Libya ⓘ
typeOfWarfare irregular warfare ⓘ

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Sawaiq Brigade → partOf → Zintani armed coalitions ⓘ