2025 Tripoli clashes 2025
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2025 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Libya | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Libyan crisis | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Government of National Unity, Stability Support Apparatus | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 32.9022, 13.1858 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On 12 May 2025, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya, between the 444th Infantry Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA). The fighting began after SSA commander Abdel Ghani al-Kikli was assassinated. This is the first major armed clash in Tripoli since the 2023 Tripoli clashes.
On 14 May 2025, a ceasefire was announced with the fighting easing but still occurring. Libya's defense ministry said the ceasefire began in all areas of tension in Tripoli as part of efforts "to protect civilians, preserve state institutions, and avoid further escalation."
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- Siege of Tripoli (1551) 1551 · 0 km
- First Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1802 · 1 km
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