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Tripoli Protection Force

Tripoli Protection Force

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The Tripoli Protection Force is a militia that was formed from the merger of four pro-Libyan Army Libyan militias on 18 December 2018.[3]

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Groups involved in the merger include: the Tripoli Brigade, the Abusleem Deterence and Rapid Intervention Force, the Nawasi 8th Force, and the Bab Tajura brigade.[3] All but the Bab Tajura brigade were considered the most prominent militias in Tripoli prior to the merger.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Abdulkader Assad (19 January 2019). "Libya: Violent clashes spill from Tripoli into Tarhouna". Libya Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Haftar forces capture old Tripoli airport after clashes near Libyan capital". Middle East Eye and agencies. 5 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Sami Zaptia (18 December 2018). "Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force". Libya Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Explainer: Militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli - who's who?". BBC. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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