Pro-Government Militias
Tripoli Military Council (Libya)
Basic Group Information
| Name assigned by coder: | no |
| PGM ID Number: | 599 |
| Country: | Libya |
| Date formed: | Jan. 1, 2012 |
| Accuracy of date formed: | year |
| Details of Formation: | The group was first mentioned in 2012 (Human Rights Watch). |
| Date dissolved: | Aug. 4, 2014 |
| Accuracy of date dissolved: | day |
| Details of Termination: | The group is coded dissolved from August 04, 2014 on because of its affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood, which was against the newly elected HoR government. |
| Termination Type(s): | change in government |
Former and Successor Group Information
| Predecessor group(s): | none |
| Successor group(s): | none |
| Private Military Company? | no |
| Former Group? | yes |
| Former Armed Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
| PGM Becomes Rebel Group? | no |
| Successor Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
Government Relation, Support, and Training
| Government Relation: | semi-official (type 2) |
| Created by the Government?: | no | Main Creating Government Institution: | none |
| Government Link(s): | person/minister; political party; state (institution) |
| If link to party, name of party: | Libyan National Party (Hizb al-Watan) |
| Training and Equipment: | no information |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations: | no information |
| Shared Personnel: | no information |
| Type(s) of Material Support: | foreign support |
| State Sponsor(s): | Qatar |
| Other Connection(s): |
Group Characteristics
| Membership: | former rebels |
| Primary Membership: | political |
| Alternative Primary Membership: | no information |
| Location: | Tripoli |
| Force Strength: | [unknown, unknown] |
| Target(s): | rebels, insurgents, or other armed group |
| Purpose(s): | protect state, national or religious institutions |
Ethnic Characteristics
| Ethnic Target(s): | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Targeting: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Membership: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Membership: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Purpose: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Purpose: | not applicable |
Other Information
| Other Information: | The group is an interrupted PGM. It existed 2012-01-01 until 2012-08-08, when the GNC took over government. The PGM’s then-leader, Abdalhakim Bilhajj,had left the group and run for office in the election but had lost. It became active again in March 2014, when the GNC president ordered the Tripoli Military Council’s commander to secure the capital after an attack on the GNC. The 2014 leader Sadat Badri is affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood. |
New Variables from Meta-Analysis
Purpose
| Purpose: | The Tripoli Military Council has the purpose of securing the capital (Human Rights Watch). |
| Relative Benefit(s) of PGM Use | unknown |
Treatment of Civilians
| Treatment of Civilians: | |
| Type(s) of Violence against Civilians: | unknown |
Reasons for Membership
| PGM Members Coerced? | no information |
| PGM Members Paid? | no information |
| Reasons for Membership: | |
| PGM Members Killed? | no information |
PGM Size
| Size: |
Weapons and Training
| Weapons and Training: |
Organisation
| Organisation: | The Tripoli Military Council reports to the Defense Ministry (Human Rights Watch). It was also connected to the GNC president Abu Samhayn, who ordered the TMC commander to reactivate the PGM in 2014. In 2014, it was led by Sadat Badri. |
Reference(s) for Meta-Analysis
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