The Tripoli Brigade (Free Tripoli Guardian / Tripoli Revolutionary Brigades) was one of a number of military units put together in conjunction with the Libyan National Transition Council (NTC) to participate in the overthrow of the regime of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The brigade was formed in April 2011, following a trip by Mahdi al-Harati from Ireland to Benghazi in the wake of mass protests against Gaddafi in February 2011. The formation of the brigade was coordinated by al-Harati and his Irish-born brother-in-law, Husan al-Najar, a building contractor from Dublin. The Tripoli Brigade was formed and trained as an assault force to attack Tripoli.BackgroundThe Tripoli Brigade is a unit of the National Liberation Army of Libya created during the Libyan civil war. The Tripoli Brigade was originally formed during April 2011 in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi and later relocated to the Nafusa Mountains, then the closest frontline to Tripoli, before advancing into the city…
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