2012 Kufra conflict

Armed conflict in Libya February 2021 2012 Kufra conflict the Post-civil war violence in Libya Shabiat Al Kufrah since 2007.svg 300px Map of Libya with Kufra district highlighted 12 February – 1 July 2012(02 12 2012 07 01 2012) Kufra, Cyrenaica, Libya Ceasefire On 24 February Libyan army troops arrive in Kufra to enforce peace between the tribes On 10 June new clashes between Tobu tribe and government forces erupted Zuwayya tribe Libya Libyan National Army Toubou tribe Flag of the Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya.svg Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya Unknown Maj. Gen. Yousef MangoushWissam Bin Hamid Abdul Majid Essa February fighting: 23–279 killed (12–13 February), 15 killed (15–16 February), 3 killed (21 February), total of 27 reportedly killed killed,*53 wounded June fighting: 15 killed 6 killed February fighting: 113 killed,*241 wounded April fighting: 12 killed, 35 wounded June fighting: 55 killed* 4 unidentified killed and 10 woundedhttp://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/four-killed-in-libya-ethnic-fighting-1.1240332 Four killed in Libya ethnic fighting The Independent 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 Cairo *50+ civilians among those killed in the February fighting, at least 5 civilians among those killed in the June fighting The 2012 Kufra conflict started in the aftermath of the Libyan civil war, and involved armed clashes between the Tobu and Zuwayya tribes in the Kufra area of Cyrenaica, Libya. Background and causes On 12 and 13 February, 17 people were killed and 22 wounded in fighting between the Tobu and Zuwayya tribes in Kufra. Nine of the fatalities were from the Zuwayya and eight from the Tobu. Initially, only small-arms fire was used in the clashes, but on the second day the situation escalated, with RPGs and anti-aircraft guns being used. According to the Zuwayya, the fighting started when a young man from their tribe was killed three days before by three Tobu members. A head of the local National Transitional Council (NTC) militia reported that the Zuwayya man was a smuggler and was killed after he opened fire on a Tobu militia, which was charged with combating illegal trafficking, killing five of the militiamen.http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-21/news/31083871_1_tribe-mustafa-abdul-jalil-kufra Witnesses: Tribal clashes in Libya kill scores The Boston Globe Associated Press 21 February 2012 22 February 2012 Rami Al-Shaheibi https://web.archive.org/web/20120228111717/http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-21/news/31083871_1_tribe-mustafa-abdul-jalil-kufra 28 February 2012 dead The Tobu, on their part, stated that they were being attacked by the Zuwayya, who were supported by the NTC, with the intention of exterminating them. The Tobu claimed discrimination by the Zuwayya, due to them being dark-skinned, on an even higher level than during the Gaddafi-era.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Feb-13/163133-17-killed-in-libyan-tribal-clashes-tribesmen.ashx#axzz1n2TZm3mF 17 killed in Libyan tribal clashes: tribesmen Agence France-Presse The Daily Star Tripoli 13 February 2012 21 February 2012 Farhat Abdel Karim Bu Hareg, the coordinator of social affairs in the local Kufra government said that they would have to declare independence of the region if the NTC did not act against attacks by mercenaries, referring to Tobu fighters.https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DD55020120213 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129115613/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DD55020120213 dead 29 November 2014 UPDATE 1-Five killed in clashes in southeast Libya Reuters Africa Reuters 13 February 2012 21 February 2012 Tripoli Ali Shuaib The region already experienced unrest during the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. In 2008, an uprising was suppressed by the Libyan army using helicopter gunships. Timeline February 2012 On 14 February, clashes continued around Kufra, with the NTC sending reinforcement to help the Zuwayya tribe. Tobu spokesmen said that they were besieged and were being heavily shelled by the Zuwayya, and added that it was an attempt to exterminate the Tobu tribe with government participation. An NTC spokesman stated that it was a low-level fight between revolutionaries and weapons smugglers backed by foreign elements. A Tobu member claimed five of his comrades were killed in the new round of fighting, while another stated that there were no deaths, only injuries.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jKOzbCqfn3FgxXGCgJZ1SekGaGhA?docId=CNG.d2dffb7bb5556b9a072d2459a2931d3f.6e1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225033104/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jKOzbCqfn3FgxXGCgJZ1SekGaGhA?docId=CNG.d2dffb7bb5556b9a072d2459a2931d3f.6e1 dead 25 February 2014 New clashes rock Libyan desert town Google News Agence France-Presse 16 February 2012 21 February 2012 Tripoli The fighting continued, and on 15 and 16 February, another 15 Zuwayya were killed and 45 wounded. The Tobu reported that since the start of the clashes 55 of their members had been killed and 117 wounded, with the wounded not being able to be evacuated via the airport due to it being controlled by the Zuwayya.https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DG56J20120216 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053835/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DG56J20120216 dead 4 March 2016 Dozens killed in southeast Libya clashes -tribes Ali Shuaib 16 February 2012 21 February 2012 Reuters Africa Reuters Tripoli On 18 February, more clashes in Kufra left another two people dead. At this point, it was reported that the military sent reinforcements to the region, in an attempt to stop the tribal fighting.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-clashes-idUSTRE81H0MA20120218 Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast 18 February 2012 21 February 2012 Reuters Tripoli On 21 February, a Red crescent worker reported that 50 civilians were killed in the past 24 hours in Kufra due to mortar and rockets being fired on residential area.https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-21/libya-clashes/53189316/1 Libyan leader acknowledges challenges 21 February 2012 21 February 2012 USA Today Associated Press Tripoli A spokesman of the Zuwayya tribe said that three people were killed and 25 injured.https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DLA8K20120221 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070550/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DLA8K20120221 dead 4 March 2016 Three killed in southeast Libya clashes Reuters Africa Reuters 21 February 2012 21 February 2012 Tripoli The leader of the Tobu tribe Issa Abdelmajid, stated that 113 Tobu were killed (including six children) and 241 wounded in 10 days of fighting. For their part, the Zuwayya said 23 of their tribesmen were killed and 53 wounded.http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/more-100-killed-south-libya-clashes-tribal-sources-say More than 100 'killed' in south Libya tribal clashes Egypt Independent Agence France-Presse 21 February 2012 21 February 2012 Tripolihttps://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqWiQAi2MmzZgn_OI1Oqb46GVMWA?docId=CNG.9303a9b82da4985522b458c26802a589.281 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225033100/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqWiQAi2MmzZgn_OI1Oqb46GVMWA?docId=CNG.9303a9b82da4985522b458c26802a589.281 dead 25 February 2014 More than 100 killed in south Libya clashes: tribes Google News Agence France-Presse 21 February 2012 21 February 2012 Tripoli On 22 February, four people were killed and 10 injured in renewed fighting. NTC leader Abdul Jalil said that Gaddafi loyalists were seeding sedition in Kufra but did not elaborate.http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/files/journals/6/articles/22061/submission/original/22061-1125638235-2-SM.html AP Interview: Libyan leader acknowledges mistakes Michael Maggie 21 February 2012 22 February 2012 The Boston Globe Associated Press 11 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220611210951/http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/files/journals/6/articles/22061/submission/original/22061-1125638235-2-SM.html dead On 23 February, the Libyan National Army was dispatched to Kufra to enforce the peace. Army commandos had reportedly taken control of the airport, city and whole region, according to Zuwayya tribal sources inside the city and both tribes used the renewed peace for evacuation of wounded to Tripoli.Reuters Africa Reuters 24 February 2012 23 February 2012 Tripoli Ali Shuaib Taha Zargoun https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DN9P420120223 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051842/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DN9P420120223 dead 4 March 2016 New Libya army flexes muscles to halt tribal fight On 24 February, fighting resumed in Kufra, injuring several people, according to both tribes, with each blaming the other for the renewed fighting. A security official from the Zuwayya tribe stated that the army had not done anything to prevent the clashes.Reuters Africa Reuters 24 February 2012 24 February 2012 Tripoli Ali Shuaib https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DO2WY20120224 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061202/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8DO2WY20120224 dead 4 March 2016 Southeast Libya clashes resume despite army intervention Later during the day, an ICRC medic confirmed that fighting de-escalated but the situation remained tense. The ICRC also evacuated 28 wounded patients from both tribes to Tripoli hospital.AllAfrica 24 February 2012 24 February 2012 Geneva/Tripoli http://allafrica.com/stories/201202241508.html Libya: ICRC Evacuates 28 Patients From Al Kufra On 25 February, a United Nations team started providing relief supplies. Georg Charpentier, an UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya and chief of UNSMIL mission, confirmed that a ceasefire between the tribes was holding with the Libyan army contingent in place to prevent further clashes.AllAfrica 25 February 2012 25 February 2012 Geneva/Tripoli http://allafrica.com/stories/201202250079.html Libya: UN Distributes Relief Supplies to Victims of Deadly Ethnic Clashes NTC chairman Jalil urged both tribes to make peace.http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320232 Khamis Gaddafi's capture baseless rumour, according to NTC 26 February 2012 26 February 2018 April 2012 On 20 April, fighting erupted after Zuwayya tribesmen reportedly killed a Tobu man. Three people were killed and 17 wounded in subsequent fighting, all of them Tobu. Three government soldiers were also wounded.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5juB1SkOQHu6okP1stEbWVBmt4P0Q?docId=CNG.8c1646bd8290076a8875b5c78a1c2b7d.431&hl=en 3 killed in south Libya clashes 26 February 2018June 2024 medicmedic By the evening on 21 April, 12 people had been killed and 35 wounded on the Tobu side.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/180765/12-killed-in-south-libya-violence-%E2%80%93-tribal-leader 12 killed in south Libya violence – tribal leader 22 November 2014 June 2012 On 10 June, fighting flared up again in Kufra. Tobu tribesmen were engaged in clashes with former rebels who had become members of the new Libyan National Army. A Kufra official said the Tobu had launched an attack on the city with tanks and other heavy weapons. A Tobu representative said it was the tribe that had come under attack.http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/africa/2012/5/24/Thirteen-killed-southeast-Libya-clashes-officials,594bad88-3d3a-4c6a-b1e8-d41eec0b2506.html Thirteen killed in southeast Libya clashes: officials ANGOP 22 November 2014 He said the fighting had erupted after the former militiamen, known as the Libya Shield Battalion, had shelled the tribe's district. But a local security official said an attack on a security checkpoint in the town triggered the violence. The fighting continued into the next day and at least 23 people were killed. Among the dead were 20 Tobu tribesmen, including at least 15 tribal fighters, and three government soldiers.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWBAVT2Na9CvqQutqBNm7eWomKpA?docId=CNG.2642c64437ac95c7b942b67f42682196.801 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225033053/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWBAVT2Na9CvqQutqBNm7eWomKpA?docId=CNG.2642c64437ac95c7b942b67f42682196.801 dead 25 February 2014 23 killed in two days of Libya clashes: sources 26 February 2018http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Fresh-fighting-in-Libya-20120610 Fresh fighting in Libya News24 22 November 2014 Six more people, including two soldiers, were killed in renewed fighting in Kufra on 26 June. The fighting died down later in the evening.http://www.libyaherald.com/kufra-calm-between-clashes/ Kufra calm between clashes 26 February 2018 However, the fighting continued late on 27 June and for the next three days another 47 people were killed and 100 wounded. 32 of the dead were from the Tobu tribe, 14 were from the Zwai tribe and one was a government soldier.http://gulfnews.com/news/region/libya/south-libya-clashes-kill-47-in-three-days-1.1042837 South Libya clashes kill 47 in three days 22 November 2014 Aftermath According to UNSMIL mission more than 100 people were killed in the fighting, half of Kufra population had fled the fighting and more than 200 foreign migrants were waiting as of 29 February for evacuation. Associated Press journalist on the ground also witnessed at least 160 houses demolished by rocket attacks in one neighbourhood alone with the shelling also hitting a school where civilians were seeking shelter.https://www.ctvnews.ca/un-says-south-libya-tense-after-tribal-warfare-1.774993 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109143517/http://www.ctvnews.ca/un-says-south-libya-tense-after-tribal-warfare-1.774993 dead 9 November 2013 UN says south Libya tense after tribal warfare CTVNews 22 November 2014 References Category:2012 conflicts Category:2012 in Libya Category:Kufra District Category:Aftermath of the Libyan civil war (2011) Category:Battles in 2012 Category:Toubou people Category:Bedouins in Libya