2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt

2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt
Part of the Arab Spring and Post-civil war violence in Libya
Date 10 October 2013 Location Corinthia Hotel Tripoli & Fornej, Tripoli, Libya Result Coup fails Prime Minister Ali Zeidan released
Belligerents
Libyan Government: Pro-Government militias Zintan Militia 106 Brigade First Support Brigade Pro-Government protesters	Opposition Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room Counter Crime Agency Opposition members of the GNC
Commanders and leaders
Ali Zeidan Prime Minister of Libya Haitham al-Tajouri First Support Brigade Commander	Mustafa Treiki GNC Member Mohamed al-Kilani GNC Member Abdelmonem al-Said CCA Fornaj Commander Abdul Hakkim Belazi CCA Spokesperson Abdel-Moneim al-Hour CCA Official
Strength
	~150 militiamen (at hotel)

Libyan Government:

Opposition

Ali Zeidan
Prime Minister of Libya

Mustafa Treiki
GNC Member
Mohamed al-Kilani
GNC Member
Abdelmonem al-Said
CCA Fornaj Commander
Abdul Hakkim Belazi
CCA Spokesperson

The 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt was a coup d'état attempt by a group of members of the General National Congress to take control of the country from Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. Zeidan was kidnapped in the early hours of the 10 October by armed gunmen and was then released several hours later after a pro-government militia stormed the site where he was being held. Following his release Zeidan claimed the incident was an attempted coup orchestrated by two militias in line with members of the GNC opposed to Zeidan.

Following the Libyan Civil War, the new Libyan government lacks an effective police force and military. Whilst the government attempts to build up their own centralised security forces the Libyan Government has coopted and employed various militias. Although under the pay of the defence and interior ministries, many of these groups are not wholly under the control of or loyal to the Libyan Government.

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