Tripoli Brigade

Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade
Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade
كتيبة ثوار طرابلس
Active	April 2011–present
Country	Libya
Allegiance	National Transitional Council
Branch	National Liberation Army
Type	Ground force militia
Size	1,300 (2012) 5000 (2017) 150-300 (2023)
Garrison/HQ	Tripoli
Patron	Qatar; United Kingdom; NATO (alleged; disputed);
Engagements	Libyan Civil War 2011 Nafusa Mountain Campaign; 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive; Battle of Tripoli; Post-civil war violence in Libya
Commanders
Current; commander	Haithem al-Tajouri
Notable; commanders	Mahdi al-Harati; Abdelhakim Belhaj; Abu Oweis;

The Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade or Free Tripoli Guardian was a unit of the National Liberation Army of Libya created during the Libyan Civil War that merged into the Tripoli Protection Force.^[6] Originally formed in April 2011 in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, it later relocated to the Nafusa Mountains, then the closest frontline to Tripoli, before advancing into the city itself in August.^[7]

In November 2011, the brigade began taking measures to disband and integrate itself more with the N.T.C.'s new national army, the brigade announced over its Twitter account.^[8]

^ ^a ^b Kirkpatrick, David; Nordland, Rod (30 August 2011). "Tripoli Divided as Rebels Jostle to Fill Power Vacuum". The New York Times. Tripoli, Libya.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Mark (27 June 2022). "Manchester Bomber Was A UK Ally". Declassified UK.
^ "Explainer: Militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli - who's who?". BBC. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^ "Irish Libyans join rebels trying to oust Gadafy". Irish Times. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ Erdbrink, Thomas (21 August 2011). "Libyan Rebels Plan for Post-Gadhafi Era". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
^ Sami Zaptia (18 December 2018). "Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force". Libya Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^ Laub, Karin (3 August 2011). "Libyan fighters from Tripoli hope to free capital". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Fitzgerald, Mary (22 November 2011). "Dublin man denies receiving funds from US to assist overthrow of Gadafy". The Irish Times.

[NYT-1] Kirkpatrick, David; Nordland, Rod (30 August 2011). "Tripoli Divided as Rebels Jostle to Fill Power Vacuum". The New York Times. Tripoli, Libya.

[DCUK-2] Curtis, Mark (27 June 2022). "Manchester Bomber Was A UK Ally". Declassified UK.

[3] "Explainer: Militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli - who's who?". BBC. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

[4] "Irish Libyans join rebels trying to oust Gadafy". Irish Times. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

[5] Erdbrink, Thomas (21 August 2011). "Libyan Rebels Plan for Post-Gadhafi Era". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.

[6] Sami Zaptia (18 December 2018). "Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force". Libya Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

[ap-tripbrig-7] Laub, Karin (3 August 2011). "Libyan fighters from Tripoli hope to free capital". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[ReferenceB-8] Fitzgerald, Mary (22 November 2011). "Dublin man denies receiving funds from US to assist overthrow of Gadafy". The Irish Times.

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