2023 Tripoli clashes | |||||
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Part of the Libyan Crisis | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
444th Brigade
| RADA Special Deterrence Forces | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Mahmoud Hamza (alleged) | Abdul Raouf Kara [3] | ||||
Strength | |||||
unknown | unknown | ||||
At least 55 people were killed and 146 others injured |
In August 2023, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya. between the Special Deterrence Force (RADA) and the 444th Combat Brigade, two of the strongest military forces in the city. [4] The fierce fighting erupted on 14 August until late on 15 August, which forced the city's main airport to close. [5] At least 55 people were reported dead. [6] This is the deadliest armed clash of 2023 in Tripoli. [7]