Mahdi al-Arabi
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Mahdi al-Arabi | |
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Allegiance | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Service/branch | Libyan Army |
Years of service | ? - 2011 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands held | Deputy Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army |
Battles/wars |
2011 Libyan civil war |
Mahdi al-Arabi, is a Libyan Brigadier-General who served under the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.[1] He was the deputy chief of staff of the Libyan army.[2] During the 2011 Libyan civil war he was put in charge of helping to suppress protests,[3] most notably in the Libyan city of Zawiya.[4][5]
On 21 August, anti-Gaddafi forces reportedly arrested Arabi in Zawiya.[6] Video purportedly of Arabi in detention was posted to YouTube on 11 September.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.jamestown.org/programs/gta/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=37599&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=26&cHash=4a28039280cbf61717522f86bf16972c
- ↑ http://www.albawaba.com/main-headlines/libya-unconfirmed-reports-gaddafi-escape-military-coup
- ↑ http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/P2F7mQoXiJTw/en/117282/
- ↑ Matar, Hisham (24 February 2011). "Libya: how an exile in Britain finds the chinks in Gaddafi's wall of silence". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/live-blog-libya-march-1
- ↑ "Libya Rebels Enter Tripoli, Say They've Captured Qaddafi Sons". SFGate.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ↑ LibyanJustice (11 September 2011). "Capture of Gaddafi's General - Mahdi al-Arabi". YouTube. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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