Government of National Accord forces

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Government of National Accord forces were the military units loyal to Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord, engaged in the country’s civil conflict and counterterrorism operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
activePeriod 2016–2021
airSupportProvidedBy Turkish Air Force (drones)
linked to: Turkish Air Force
allegiance Government of National Accord
ceasefire involved in 2020 Libyan ceasefire agreement
commanderInChief Fayez al-Sarraj
commandStructure Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord
component Libyan Army units loyal to GNA
Ministry of Interior–aligned armed groups
local militias
conflict Second Libyan Civil War
country Libya
engagedIn counterinsurgency operations
urban warfare in Tripoli
engagedInBattle Battle of Sirte (2016)
Western Libya campaign (2019–2020)
formedToSupport Government of National Accord
headquarters Tripoli
legalStatus armed forces of Libya’s UN-recognized government (2016–2021)
objective defend UN-recognized government institutions in Tripoli
expel Islamic State from Sirte
operationalArea Sirte region
linked to: Sirte, Libya

Tripoli
western Libya
opposedTo Khalifa Haftar–aligned forces
Libyan National Army
primaryOpponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya
Libyan National Army
recognizedBy United Nations
role counterterrorism operations
defense of Tripoli-based government
status largely integrated or restructured under subsequent interim authorities after 2021
successor forces of the Government of National Unity
supportedBy Qatar
Syrian pro-Turkish auxiliaries
Turkey
usedEquipmentFrom Libyan Army stockpiles
Turkish-supplied weapons

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Islamic State – Libya Province opposedBy Government of National Accord forces
Battle of Sirte (2016) combatant Government of National Accord-aligned forces
linked to: Government of National Accord forces