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2012 Tripoli airport clashes
| 2012 Tripoli airport clashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Post-civil war violence in Libya | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Al-Awfea Brigade |
 Libyan government | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Hakim Buhagir Essam al-Gatous | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 militants 60–70 vehicles 2 tanks |
1,500 Ministry of Interior SSC personnel 1,500 Ministry of Defence personnel | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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17+ militiamen arrested 4 militiamen wounded 1 tank destroyed 1 tank captured | 60 wounded | ||||||
The 2012 Tripoli airport clashes occurred on 4 June 2012, after members of the Al-Awfea militia stormed the Tripoli International Airport as a measure to prompt the government's release of its jailed leader, Abu Oegeila al-Hebshi.
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