2008 Kufra conflict

2008 Kufra conflict
DateEarly November – end November 2008
LocationKufra, Cyrenaica, Libya
Result ceasefire
Belligerents
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya
Commanders and leaders
Muammar Gaddafi Issa Abdel Majid Mansur
Casualties and losses
11–30 killed
a hundred wounded

The 2008 Kufra conflict was an armed conflict in the Kufra region of Libya, between the pro-Toubou Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya (TFSL) faction, and the Libyan government. The conflict started in early November 2008 when the Libyan government stripped ethnic Toubous of their citizenship, claiming that their leaders had sided with their rival Chad. The clashes began when TFSL set a local government's office on fire. Following the incident the government dispatched army units and helicopters to the region, putting the Kufra under siege. The clashes stopped in mid November 2008 when both parties agreed to a ceasefire. On 20 November 2008, a Toubou tribal meeting with Libyan officials was held in Kufra to end the conflict, the conflict led to the deaths of 11 to 30 people, with over a hundred being wounded.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "In Libya, Toubou Tribes Threatening To Harm Oil Production". MEMRI blog. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Libya seeks to downplay tribal violence in Kufra". The Daily Telegraph. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "11 dead as violence erupts in Libya". Los Angeles Times. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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