Battle of Tripoli Airport (2014 AD)
Battle of Tripoli Airport (Zintani brigades & Al-Qaqa battalion & Al Sawa'iq battalion & Warshefana battalions & Zintani Airport Security & Supported by: & Libyan National Army vs Libya Dawn coalition & Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room & Central Shield Misrata brigades & Al Somoud Battalion & Ghnewa Al Kikli Battalion & Al Qabra Battalion & 25pxAnsar al-Sharia (Libya) & 25px LIFG & Supported by:) took place in 2014 AD during Libyan Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 2014 AD
- Date: 2014-08-23
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Libyan Civil War
- Side A: Zintani brigades, Al-Qaqa battalion, Al Sawa'iq battalion, Warshefana battalions, Zintani Airport Security, Supported by:, Libyan National Army
- Side B: Libya Dawn coalition, Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room, Central Shield Misrata brigades, Al Somoud Battalion, Ghnewa Al Kikli Battalion, Al Qabra Battalion, 25pxAnsar al-Sharia (Libya), 25px LIFG, Supported by:
- Commanders (B): Nouri Abusahmain, Sadiq Al-Ghariani, Mohammed Hadia, Shaaban Hadia
- Outcome: Libya Dawn victory
Zintani forces and their allies withdraw on orders of House of Representatives
Islamist armed groups take control of the airport
Airport now unused
- Coordinates: 32.669°, 13.142°
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