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{{For|later Libyan armed forces|Libyan Army|Libyan National Army}}{{Short description|Libyan military organisation}}
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{{Infobox war faction
| name             = National Liberation Army
| native_name      = جيش التحرير الوطني
| native_name_lang = ar
| logo             = Flag of Libya.svg
| other_name       = Free Libyan Army
| leader1_title    = Commander-in-Chief
| leader1_name     = [[Abdul Fatah Younis]] (appointed){{KIA}}<br/>[[Khalifa Haftar]] (self-proclaimed)
| leader2_title    = Defence Minister
| leader2_name     = [[Omar El-Hariri|Omar al-Hariri]] (March–May 2011)<br>[[Jalal al-Digheily]] (May–October 2011)
| active           = March–October 2011
| allegiance       = {{flagicon|Libya}} [[National Transitional Council]]
| headquarters     = [[Ajdabiya]], [[Libya]]<ref>{{cite news |author=Gillis, Clare Morgana |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-eastern-libya-defectors-and-volunteers-build-rebel-army/72018/ |title=In Eastern Libya, Defectors and Volunteers Build Rebel Army |date=4 March 2011 |work=The Atlantic |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405041919/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-eastern-libya-defectors-and-volunteers-build-rebel-army/72018/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area             = [[Libya]]
| ideology         = Anti-[[Third International Theory|Gaddafism]]<br/>[[Democracy]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Libyan rebels form ‘interim government’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/3/23/libyan-rebels-form-interim-government |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><br/>[[Pluralism (political theory)|Pluralism]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-13 |title=Islamists take aim at Libya rebels' secular leaders |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-sep-13-la-fg-libya-factions-20110914-story.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><br/>[[Secularism]] (allegedly)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-13 |title=Islamists take aim at Libya rebels' secular leaders |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-sep-13-la-fg-libya-factions-20110914-story.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><br/>[[Islamism]] (factions)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR577/RAND_RR577.pdf|title=Libya After Qaddafi: Lessons and Implications for the Future|last=Chivvis|first=Christopher S|publisher=RAND|access-date=27 October 2023|archive-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209083411/http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR577/RAND_RR577.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| size             = 3,000 (initially)<br/>17,000 (peak)
| allies           = {{flag|NATO}}
*{{flag|United States}}
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}
*{{flag|France}}
{{flag|Egypt}}<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704360404576206992835270906 | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Charles | last=Levinson | title=Egypt Said to Arm Libya Rebels | date=17 March 2011}}</ref><br/>{{flag|Qatar}}<br/>{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1300255413630&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews|title=UAE Updates Support to UN Resolution 1973|publisher=[[Emirates News Agency]]|date=25 March 2011|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721080950/http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1300255413630&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>{{flag|Iran}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pomeroy |first=Robin |date=21 March 2011 |title=Don't bomb Libya, arm rebels, says Iran's Khamenei |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE72K50L/ |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 October 2011 |title=Iran hails death of long-time ally Qaddafi as 'great victory' |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011%2F10%2F21%2F172895 |work=Al Arabiya}}</ref>
| opponents        = {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]]
| battles          = [[First Libyan Civil War]]
}}

The '''National Liberation Army''' ({{langx|ar|جيش التحرير الوطني الليبي}} ''jaysh al-taḥrīr al-waṭanī al-lībī''), officially the '''National Liberation Armed Forces of the Free Libyan Republic''', formerly known as the '''Free Libyan Army''',<ref>[http://www.ntclibya.com/InnerPage.aspx?SSID=10&ParentID=3&LangID=1 The Free Libya Armed Forces], ntclibya.com. Accessed 22 July 2011</ref> was a [[Libya]]n military organisation affiliated with the [[National Transitional Council]], which was constituted during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|First Libyan Civil War]] by defected military members and civilian volunteers, in order to engage in battle against both remaining members of the [[Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Libyan Armed Forces]] and paramilitia loyal to the rule of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. Its self proclaimed chief commander was General [[Khalifa Haftar]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Libyan Rebel Commander Is From Fairfax, Virginia |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/libyan-rebel-general-fairfax-virginia/story?id=13256324 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> although the National Transitional Council preferred to appoint Major General [[Abdul Fatah Younis|Abdul Fatah Younes Al-Obeidi]] as its commander-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grinin |first=Leonid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=amBwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA198 |title=Islamism, Arab Spring, and the Future of Democracy: World System and World Values Perspectives |last2=Korotayev |first2=Andrey |last3=Tausch |first3=Arno |date=2018-09-26 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-91077-2 |pages=198 |language=en}}</ref> It had prepared for some time in portions of Eastern Libya controlled by the [[anti-Gaddafi forces]] for eventual full-on combat in Western Libya against pro-Gaddafi militants, training many men before beginning to go on the offensive.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE71R26Q20110228|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110303065459/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE71R26Q20110228|url-status = dead|archive-date = 3 March 2011|title = Libya rebel army says training before Tripoli push|publisher = Reuters|date = 28 February 2011 <!-- 5:20&nbsp;pm GMT --> }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/27/2088621/libyan-rebels-admit-their-military.html|title = Libyan rebels admit their military is lacking|author = Nancy A. Youssef|work = Miami Herald|date = 28 February 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2015}}</ref> They have battled for control of [[Benghazi]], [[Misrata]], [[Brega]], [[Ajdabiya]], [[Zawiya, Libya|Zawiya]] and [[Ra's Lanuf]] as well as several towns in the [[Nafusa Mountains]]. They finally began the [[Battle of Tripoli (2011)|Battle for Tripoli]] in August 2011 when they attacked from the west of the city, as well as fomenting an internal uprising on 20 August.

There were claims that there were 8,000 soldiers in Benghazi equipped with a substantial number of weapons captured from abandoned [[Libyan Army (1951–2011)|Libyan army]] depots, including [[AK-47]] and [[FN FAL]] rifles, [[Rocket-propelled grenade|RPGs]], [[Self-propelled gun|SPGs]], [[anti-aircraft guns]] and several [[tank]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2011/02/28/libya_rebels_gain_arms_defectors/|title = Libya rebels gain arms, defectors|author = David D. Kirkpatrick and Karim Faheem|work=Boston Globe  |date = 28 February 2011}}</ref> The National Liberation Army had at least 3,000 soldiers after initial defections from the Libyan Armed Forces, and later more than 17,000 at its peak.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dixon |first=Jeffrey S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qM5DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA414 |title=A Guide to Intra-state Wars |last2=Sarkees |first2=Meredith Reid |date=2015-10-22 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-0-87289-775-5 |pages=414 |language=en}}</ref>

The force was formerly named the Free Libyan Army, but it was changed at the end of May 2011 to "help better define the increasingly professional and disciplined military efforts to overcome the Gaddafi regime", according to a statement released by the National Transitional Council.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Libyan-rebels-rename-themselves-National-Liberation-Army/articleshow/8657555.cms|agency=Times of India|date=31 May 2011|access-date=1 June 2011|title=Libyan rebels rename themselves National Liberation Army|work=The Times of India}} {{Dead link|date=September 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> It uses the [[Flag of Libya|tricolour flag]] first adopted by Libya in 1951, which has become emblematic of the Libyan Republic and the revolt against Gaddafi; considering that the flag is the same sign of Libya's independence and freedom from the [[Italian invasion of Libya|Italian occupation]].

The NLA finally succeeded in defeating the last pro-Gaddafi remnants on 20 October 2011, during heavy fighting in [[Sirte]],{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} and captured [[Muammar Gaddafi]] himself, who later died of bullet wounds after his capture, effectively ending the Libyan civil war. The current status of the organisation following the Libyan provisional government's "declaration of liberation" was its reorganization into the [[Libyan National Army]].

==2011 transitional period and restructuring==
As of November 2011, the National Transitional Council is in the process of restructuring the army, with military personnel who defected from the Gaddafi regime and former rebel fighters of the National Liberation Army forming the basis is the new [[Libyan National Army]]. Major General Khalifa Haftar was chosen as the overall commander of the new Libyan Army due to his military experience and loyalty to the revolution that overthrew Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201111180053.html |title=Libya: New Chief for Revamped National Army |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>

The Libyan Army only numbered "a few thousand" trained soldiers in November 2011, and was rapidly trying to train up new fighters who could keep the peace nationwide and deter rogue militias from acting without NTC orders, and was responsible for brokering a ceasefire on at least one occasion in November between warring militas from Zawiya and Al Maya.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/world/africa/libyas-toughest-test-may-be-building-an-army.html| date = 11/21/11| New York Times| date = Libyas toughest test may be building an army</ref>
On 1 December 2011, it was reported that the National Liberation Army was to integrate up to 50,000 former rebel fighters into the new Libyan national army and police forces, with the aid of French training, with long-term aims to integrate as many as 200,000 fighters from the brigades that had fought against Gaddafi during the civil war.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2011/12/17254/libya-says-to-integrate-50000-anti-kadhafi-fighters/ |date=1 December 2011 |publisher=[[Morocco World News]] |title=Libya says to integrate 50,000 anti kadhafi fighters |access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

In December 2011, Turkey agreed to provide training to the Libyan Army as it attempted to reorganize in the aftermath of the civil war.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/128525/turkey-to-train-libya-39-s-army.html |title=Turkey to Train Libya's Army, 21 December 2011 |access-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212171308/http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/128525/turkey-to-train-libya-39-s-army.html |archive-date=12 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shabablibya.org/news/turkey-to-train-libyas-army|title=Turkey to Train Libya's Army « Shabab Libya|access-date=21 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041858/http://www.shabablibya.org/news/turkey-to-train-libyas-army|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref>

Also in December, large numbers of former rebels were being given jobs in the new army, whilst the government also announced that they would be free to join the special forces and the navy too. According to [[Osama al-Juwali]], the defense minister, "the idea [was] to inject new blood in the army which was marginalized by the tyrant (Gaddafi)".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8977796/Former-Libyan-rebels-offered-military-jobs.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Former Libyan rebels offered military jobs | date=26 December 2011}}</ref>

General [[Yousef Mangoush]] said on 5 January 2012 that Libya's new army faces major obstacles such as rebuilding bases destroyed during the conflict, as well as disarming militas that were not part of the new army. National Army commander General [[Khalifa Hifter]] said later that it could take between three and five years for Libya to field a capable enough army to protect its borders.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.zeenews.india.com/news/world/libya-army-chief-of-staff-wants-to-disarm-fighters_750463.html|agency=Zeenews|date=5 January 2012|access-date =5 January 2012|title=Libya army chief of staff wants to disarm fighters}}</ref>

== Brigades ==
No reliable estimate on the total strength of the Army exists. Training camps are being organized in [[Benghazi]], [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]] and [[Ajdabiya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cutting Edge News |url=http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=51606&pageid=37&pagename=Page+One |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.thecuttingedgenews.com}}</ref> attended by "thousands of men" according to a report of 3 to 6 March.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-06/rebels-head-for-training-as-libya-s-insurgents-assemble-against-qaddafi.html Libya Rebel Recruits Head for Training as Insurgents Build Army] by Ola Galal, Bloomberg Businessweek, 6 March 2011. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-mar-03-la-fg-libya-army-20110303-story.html Libyan rebel volunteers pour in] by David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times, 3 March 2011.</ref> The opposition force taking [[First Battle of Brega|Brega]] and Ra's Lanuf during an advance of 2–4 March was estimated as numbering between 500 and 1,000 men.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Witnesses: Libya airstrike hits family in car |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41944617 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In the Nafusa Mountains alone there are up to 2,000 rebel fighters.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/world/africa/26libya.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&ref=Western | work=The New York Times | first=David D. | last=Kirkpatrick | title=Rebels in Western Libya Loosen Qaddafi's Grip | date=25 June 2011}}</ref>

After being driven back to the outskirts of Benghazi, the Free Libyan Army took the offensive once more on 25 March. In a string of victories the rebels retook the cities of Ajdabiya, Brega, Ra's Lanuf and Bin Jawad and were advancing to [[Sirte]]. However, after being in position for 48 hours, they were forced to withdraw from Bin Jawad and Ra's Lanuf again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/201133061249171629.html |title=Gaddafi forces recapture Ras Lanuf – Africa |publisher=Al Jazeera English |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> The front line was than in the region of [[Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya road|Brega and Ajdabiya]] for several months, with additional front lines in [[Battle of Misrata (2011)|Misrata]] and the [[Battles of the Nafusa Mountains|Nafusa Mountains]]. In late August Rebels in the east were finally able to retake Brega and several other cities closing in on Sirte. At the same time rebels in Misrata were able to push out of the city and secured all surrounding towns, and rebels in the Nafusa Mountains were able to take most of the western coastline including Tripoli itself. Each soldier has also been given an ID card with photo, name, brigade-name, and their blood type. These ID cards are either in the form of paper in plastic slips or plastic cards.<ref name="english.aljazeera.net">{{cite web|author=Evan Hill |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/04/201141942947854663.html |title=Libyan rebels get organised – Features |publisher=Al Jazeera English |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=ROOT TECHNOLOGIES – Hossam El-Kady |url=http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=20843&title=Pro-Gaddafi%20tribe%20disarmed%20near%20Sirte |title=Pro-Gaddafi tribe disarmed near Sirte – The Egyptian Gazette |publisher=213.158.162.45 |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327093124/http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=20843&title=Pro-Gaddafi%20tribe%20disarmed%20near%20Sirte |archive-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Some of the Brigades reported on by International journalists are as follows:

*'''Obaida Ibn Jarrah Brigade''' – [[Islamic extremist]] militia allegedly implicated in the assassination of National Liberation Army commander-in-chief [[Abdul Fatah Younis]] on 28 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/30/libya-general-younis-islamists-blamed |title=Libya rebels say Younis killers were 'Islamist element' &#124; World news |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=30 July 2011}}</ref>
*'''Okbah Ibn Nafih Brigade''' – Islamic extremist militia implicated in the detention of National Liberation Army commander-in-chief [[Abdul Fatah Younis]] in [[Brega]]'s front on late July.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamal |first=Rania El |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-militias-idUSTRE7736IM20110804 |title=Analysis: Too many cooks spoil Libya's rebel front |publisher=Reuters |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=4 August 2011}}</ref>
*'''Omar Mukhtar Brigade''' – Based in [[Ajdabiya]] and numbering 200 men and 10 trucks.<ref name="english.aljazeera.net" />
*'''Ali Hassan al-Jaber Brigade''' – Originally in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]], saw action during the [[Battle of Sirte (2011)]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamal |first=Rania El |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-59778520111008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201191419/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-59778520111008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2016 |title=American fighter makes Libya's war his own |publisher=In.reuters.com |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=8 October 2011}}</ref>
*'''Jabal Martyrs Brigade''' – Based in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]] and numbering 125 men.
*'''Tripoli Martyrs Brigade''' – Based in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]].<ref name="Binrabah">[http://www.binrabah.com/cool/news.php?action=view&id=726r The rebels handed over their weapons in Bayda](in Arabic). Binrabah ، 24 October 2011.</ref>
*'''Battalion Libya Free''' – Based in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]].<ref name="Binrabah" />
*'''Bayda Martyrs Brigade''' – Based in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]].<ref>{{cite web|author=F_284 |url=http://arabic1.people.com.cn/31662/7623756.html |title=تقرير إخباري: استقبال شعبي حافل في بنغازي للثوار المشاركين في تحرير سرت ووصول عدد من القادة لحضور إعلان التحرير |work=People's Daily  |date=24 October 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Martyrs of Abu Salim''' – Based in [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html | work=The New York Times | first1=Rod | last1=Nordland | first2=Scott | last2=Shane | title=Guantánamo Files: Libyan Detainee Now U.S. Ally of Sorts | date=24 April 2011}}</ref>
*'''Zawiya Martyrs Brigade''' – Based in the [[Nafusa Mountains]], trained to take [[Zawiya, Libya|Zawiya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feb17.info/news/expat-pair-among-libyan-rebels-fighting-for-zawiya/ |title=Expat Pair Among Libyan Rebels Fighting For Zawiya &#124; |publisher=Feb17.info |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816234543/http://feb17.info/news/expat-pair-among-libyan-rebels-fighting-for-zawiya/ |archive-date=16 August 2011 }}</ref>
*'''Shaheed Brigade''' – Based in and around [[Misrata]], considered an elite unit in the rebel army<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/20/libya-rebels-zlitan-brega |location=London |work=The Guardian  | first=Chris | last=Stephen | title=Libyan rebels push towards Zlitan | date=20 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/07/libya-rebels-nato-strategy |location=London |work=The Guardian  | first1=Nick | last1=Hopkins | first2=Chris | last2=Stephen | title=Libya rebels frustrated by Nato's safety-first strategy | date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
*'''Misrata Brigade''' – Based originally in Misrata, reported as based in Tripoli as of August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Logan |first=Joseph |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-misrata-rivalry-idUSTRE79710320111008 |title=Libyan city takes siege mentality to national stage |publisher=Reuters |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=8 October 2011}}</ref>
*'''Black Brigade''' – Based in and around Misrata<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web|author=Published on Fri 3 June 16:10:02 BST 2011 |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/topstories/Libya-Rebel-brigade-carry-memory.6779324.jp |title=Libya: Rebel brigade carry memory of leader's dead brother to frontline - News |publisher=Thescotsman.scotsman.com |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Swehdi Brigade''' – Based in and around Misrata<ref name=autogenerated3 />
*'''Al Horia Brigade''' – Based in and around Misrata, garrisoning [[Tawergha]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2011/09/26/libya-ethnic-cleansing-tawargha-genocide/ |title=Ethnic cleansing, genocide and the Tawergha « Human rights investigations |publisher=Humanrightsinvestigations.org |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Faisal Brigade''' – Based on the outskirts of [[Zliten]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-30/rebels-scrounge-for-munitions-ahead-of-final-assault-on-qaddafi-birthplace |title=Rebels Forage for Munitions Ahead of Final Assault on Qaddafi Birthplace- Bloomberg |publisher=Mobile.bloomberg.com |date=31 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Arise Brigade''' – Based on the [[Libyan Coastal Highway]] between Misrata and Tripoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feb17.info/news/misrata-rebel-forces-seize-arms-after-routing-pro-gaddafi-troops/ |title=Misrata rebel forces seize arms after routing pro-Gaddafi troops &#124; |publisher=Feb17.info |date=31 July 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123021642/http://feb17.info/news/misrata-rebel-forces-seize-arms-after-routing-pro-gaddafi-troops/ |archive-date=23 January 2013 }}</ref>
*'''[[Tripoli Brigade]]''' – originally based in [[Nalut]] in the Nafusa Mountains and numbering 1,300 men. It is the elite of the rebel forces and was trained to take [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], where it is currently based.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0813/1224302379128.html |title=Irish Libyans join rebels trying to oust Gadafy – The Irish Times – Sat, August 13, 2011 |newspaper=The Irish Times  |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Abu Salim Brigade''' – Eastern Libya<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shabablibya.org/news/libyan-rebels-crack-down-on-rogue-militias |title=Libyan rebels crack down on rogue militias « Shabab Libya |publisher=Shabablibya.org |date=1 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208022403/http://www.shabablibya.org/news/libyan-rebels-crack-down-on-rogue-militias |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''Sabratha Brigade''' – Nafusa Mountains, trained to take [[Sabratha]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/sabratha-brigade-libya_577799.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730120734/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/sabratha-brigade-libya_577799.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2011 |title=With the Sabratha Brigade in Libya |work=The Weekly Standard|date=8 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Zuwara Brigade''' – Nafusa Mountains, trained to take [[Zuwara]]
*'''Martyr Wasam Qaliyah brigade ''' – Western Libya composing up to 300 fighters<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/fight-sabratha_590281.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209122531/http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/fight-sabratha_590281.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2013 |title=The Fight for Sabratha |work=The Weekly Standard|date=16 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Coastal Brigade''' – Based on the Libyan Coastal Highway between Zawiya and Tripoli
*'''Nalut Brigade''' – Based in Nalut, Nafusa Mountains<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://shabablibya.org/news/nato-strikes-kill-ten-freedom-fighters-following-the-liberation-of-badr |title=NATO strikes kill ten freedom fighters following the liberation of Badr « Shabab Libya |publisher=Shabablibya.org |access-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403134732/http://www.shabablibya.org/news/nato-strikes-kill-ten-freedom-fighters-following-the-liberation-of-badr |archive-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''Kabaw Brigade''' – Based in the Nafusa Mountains, and took Tiji and [[Badr, Libya|Badr]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*'''Jadu Brigade''' – Based in [[Jadu, Libya|Jadu]] and numbering 300 men<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daylife.com/photo/0c0IfVm4al42Y?q=Bani+Walid |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729012351/http://www.daylife.com/photo/0c0IfVm4al42Y?q=Bani+Walid |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |title=Photo from Getty Images |publisher=Daylife.com |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''28 May Brigade''' – Based around Tripoli, composing of [[Warfalla|Warfalla Tribe Members]] and trained to take [[Bani Walid]]
*'''Victory Unit''' –  Based on the road between Misrata and Bani Walid<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-07/world/libya.war_1_pro-gadhafi-national-transitional-council-libyan-rebels?_s=PM:WORLD |title=Libyan rebels say they have Gadhafi surrounded |publisher=CNN |date=7 September 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121183216/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-07/world/libya.war_1_pro-gadhafi-national-transitional-council-libyan-rebels?_s=PM:WORLD |archive-date=21 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''Desert Shield Brigade''' – Liberated [[Sabha, Libya|Sabha]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya's NTC claims control of Sabha |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/201192185259104254.html |date=21 September 2011 |access-date=21 September 2011}}</ref>
*'''Zintan Brigade''' – Fought for [[Sirte]] and during [[2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya's NTC captures three southern towns |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/2011922152622700880.html |date=22 September 2011 |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|date = 19 November 2011| access-date = 19 November 2011 | agency = BBC news</ref>
*'''Fursan Brigade''' – Based in Tripoli<ref>{{cite news|author=5 Minutes 10 Minutes <!-- //.tier-2 --> |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/rule-of-law-by-militia-as-horrors-are-revealed/story-e6frg6so-1226156367852 |title=Rule of law by militia as horrors are revealed |work=The Australian |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
*'''Gharyan Brigade''' – Based in Gharyan<ref>{{cite web|author=Fadel Lamen |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/22/libya-news-inside-the-rebels-secret-endgame.html |title=Libya News: Inside the Rebels' Secret Endgame |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Kekka Brigade''' – Based in Tripoli and numbering 800 fighters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/05/world/africa/libya-anti-gadhafi-divisions/ |title=Once allies against Gadhafi, now fight in new Libya |publisher=CNN  |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Lions of the Valley Brigade''' – Based in Misrata, fought in Sirte.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8823506/Libya-Col-Gaddafis-son-Mutassim-captured-trying-to-flee-Sirte.html |title=Libya: Col Gaddafi's son Mutassim 'captured trying to flee Sirte' |work=Telegraph|access-date=11 November 2011 |location=London |first=Ben |last=Farmer |date=12 October 2011}}</ref>
*'''11th Brigade''' – Based in and fought in Sirte.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011/10/libyas-gadhafi-said-to-be-captured/?tsp=1 |title=Libya's Gadhafi captured, killed &#124; Newswatch &#124; a Chron.com blog |publisher=Blog.chron.com |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
*'''Al-Ghiran Brigade''' – Based in Sirte and Misrata and was responsible for the capture of [[Muammar Gaddafi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McElroy |first=Damien |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8843032/No-post-mortem-for-Gaddafi-as-debate-over-burial-continues.html |title=No post-mortem for Gaddafi as debate over burial continues |work=Telegraph|access-date=11 November 2011 |location=London |date=22 October 2011}}</ref>
*'''Khaled bin al-Waleed Brigade''' - Based in Zintan and was responsible for the capture of [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/taken-alive-saif-alislam-gaddafi-escapes-his-fathers-fate-6265118.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/taken-alive-saif-alislam-gaddafi-escapes-his-fathers-fate-6265118.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | first1=Portia | last1=Walker | first2=David | last2=Randall | date=20 November 2011 | title=Taken alive, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi escapes his father's fate}}</ref>
*'''Sabha Martyrs of Libya Brigade''' - Based near Sabha and claimed to be responsible for the capture of [[Abdullah Senussi]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8902994/Libya-conflict-brewing-over-trial-of-Saif-al-Islam-Gaddafi.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Richard | last=Spencer | title=Libya: conflict brewing over trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi | date=20 November 2011}}</ref>

== Suppliers ==
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} –  Egypt has been reported to be supplying the rebels with mostly small arms such as assault rifles and ammunition.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704360404576206992835270906 | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Charles | last=Levinson | title=Egypt Said to Arm Libya Rebels | date=17 March 2011}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|France}} – France has acknowledged having sent arms to rebels in the [[Nafusa Mountains]]. These are rocket launcher, [[MILAN]] anti-tank missiles and guns and ammunition that have been sent.<ref>{{cite web|author=Par Europe1.fr avec François Clémenceau |url=http://www.europe1.fr/International/Libye-la-France-a-arme-les-rebelles-607917/ |title=Libye : la France a armé les rebelles – Europe1.fr – International |publisher=Europe1.fr |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/article/750061/libye-france-parachute-armes-legeres-rebelles-libyens |title=Libye: La France a parachuté des armes légčres aux rebelles libyens |work=20 Minutes |language=fr |date=30 June 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Francearmedrebels" />
* {{flagicon|Poland}} – The [[Polish Press Agency]] reported that unofficially the [[Government of Poland|Polish government]] supplied the rebels with anti-tank rocket launchers and military vehicles and officers of [[Polish Special Forces]] in direct operations.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff|url= http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/53769,Poland-supplied-arms-to-Libyan-rebels|title= Poland Supplied Arms to Libyan Rebels?|date= 22 August 2011|publisher= [[Polish Radio External Service]]|access-date= 25 August 2011|archive-date= 6 April 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406143010/http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/53769,Poland-supplied-arms-to-Libyan-rebels|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7441585&c=EUR&s=LAN|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728212630/http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7441585&c=EUR&s=LAN|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2012|author=Adamowski, Jaroslaw|title=Poland Sold Arms to Libyan Rebels|work=[[Defense News]]|date=22 August 2011|access-date=25 August 2011}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Qatar}} – Qatar has been reported to be supplying the rebels with various kinds of weapons including [[MILAN]] anti-tank systems and [[AK-47]] rifles (as many as 400 such rifles have been estimated to have reached the rebels). Qatar has also supplied the rebels with camouflage and armored vests.<ref name="english.aljazeera.net"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/africa/21rebels.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1 | work=The New York Times | first=C. J. | last=Chivers | title=Inferior Arms Hobble Rebels in Libya War | date=20 April 2011}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Sudan}} – Sudan supplied fighters in the [[Nafusa Mountains]], [[Misrata]], [[Kufra]], and [[Benghazi]] with supplies, ammunition, and weapons such as [[FN FAL|FN-FAL]] and [[AK-47]] [[assault rifles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-oct-26-2011-2019|title=Wed, 26 Oct 2011, 18:19 GMT+3 – Libya|access-date=26 October 2011|agency=Al Jazeera Blogs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16454493 | work=BBC News | title=Sudan's Bashir offers help to Libya during criticised visit | date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} – The United Arab Emirates had been reported to be supplying the rebels with Belgian [[FN FAL|FN-FAL]] rifles<ref name="Francearmedrebels">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/world/europe/30france.html | work=The New York Times | first1=David | last1=Jolly | first2=Kareem | last2=Fahim | title=France Admits Arming Libyan Rebels | date=29 June 2011}}</ref> and telecommunication network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/africa/dubai-telecoms-engineers-supply-libyan-rebels-with-mobile-phone-network|author=Carol Huang|title=Dubai telecoms engineers supply Libyan rebels with mobile phone network|date=21 July 2011|access-date=27 October 2011|publisher=The National}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} – The United Kingdom supplied the rebel force with communication equipment and body armor in order to get the force more organised and define a central command structure.
*{{flagicon|United States}} – The United States is moving to provide Libyan rebels with $25 million in medical supplies, radios and other aid that would not include weapons as stated by the Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-aid-idUSTRE73J55R20110420 | work=Reuters | title=Clinton recommends $25 million U.S. aid to Libyan rebels | date=20 April 2011}}</ref>

== Equipment ==
[[File:People on a tank in Benghazi1.jpg|thumb|Tank captured from Gaddafi loyalists in Benghazi]]
The equipment of the National Liberation Army came primarily from abandoned Army depots, Libyan military defectors (notably in eastern Libya, [[Benghazi]], [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]], and [[Ajdabiya]]),<ref>[http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=32086&pageid=&pagename= The Strategic Geography of the Libyan Civil War] [[The Cutting Edge News]] 7 March 2011</ref> [[Egyptian Armed Forces]], France, [[Qatar]] and the United States.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/africa/21rebels.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1 | work=The New York Times | first=C. J. | last=Chivers | title=Inferior Arms Hobble Rebels in Libya War | date=20 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704360404576206992835270906?mod=e2tw | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Charles | last=Levinson | title=Egypt Said to Arm Libya Rebels | date=17 March 2011}}</ref> It is not exactly known what equipment was in use at the end of the war but reports from journalists reveal the following were in use (limited in some cases as in tank and armor because of unavailability of spare parts<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703983704576276952690332530?mod=googlenews_wsj | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Coalition of the Ambivalent | date=22 April 2011}}</ref>).

===Camouflage===
Camouflage clothing was provided by Qatar. Rebels were also seen in [[Ajdabiya]] wearing the military fatigues.<ref name="english.aljazeera.net"/>

===Pistols===
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[CZ99]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Glock 17]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Browning Hi-Power]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Beretta 70|Beretta Model 70]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN Five-seven]]
* {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Caracal pistol|Caracal F]]

===Shotguns===
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Benelli Vinci]] [[semi-automatic shotgun]]
* [[Over and under shotgun]]
* [[Side-by-side shotgun]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Benelli M4]]

===Submachine guns===
* {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[MP 38]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Sterling Submachine Gun]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[MAT-49]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Beretta M12]]
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5SD2]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN P90]] [[Personal defense weapon|PDW]]<ref name="sofrep.com">{{cite web|url=http://sofrep.com/4341/an-american-freedom-fighter-in-the-libyan-civil-war-part-3/|title=An American Freedom Fighter in the Libyan Civil War: Part 3|work=SOFREP|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>

===Carbines and rifles===

* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Zastava M93 Black Arrow]] anti-materiel rifle<ref name="danas.rs">{{cite web|url=http://www.danas.rs/dodaci/biznis/posao_decenije_vredan_100_miliona_dolara.27.html?news_id=280556|title=Dnevni list Danas - Biznis - Posao decenije vredan 100 miliona dolara|date=27 April 2014 |access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Zastava M21]] 17.000 assault rifle<ref>100 million dollar weapons deal http://www.danas.rs/dodaci/biznis/posao_decenije_vredan_100_miliona_dolara.27.html?news_id=280556</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Carcano]] bolt-action rifle
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Heckler & Koch G36]] assault rifle 
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lee–Enfield]] bolt-action rifle
* {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Kar 98k]] bolt-action rifle
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[AK-47]] assault rifle (Other variants including [[AKM]], [[Zastava M70]], [[AK-63]], [[AK-74]], [[AK-103]], Chinese [[Type 56]], [[Communist Romania|Romanian]] [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965|AIM]] and [[East Germany|East German]] MPi assault rifles)
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[AK-74|AKS-74U]] assault carbine
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN FAL]] battle rifle<ref name="worldcrunch">{{cite web|work=World Crunch.com.com |url=http://www.worldcrunch.com/close-mustafa-abud-al-jeleil-leader-libyan-rebels |title=Up Close With Mustafa Abud Al-Jeleil, Leader of Libyan Rebels |access-date=2011-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403053606/http://www.worldcrunch.com/close-mustafa-abud-al-jeleil-leader-libyan-rebels |archive-date=3 April 2011 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|India}} [[INSAS rifle|1B1 INSAS]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M4 carbine|M4]] carbine
* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Norinco CQ]] assault rifle (a copy of the [[M16 rifle|Colt M16 rifle]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN FAL]] [[squad automatic weapon]]
[[File:Heckler & Koch G36 Assault Rifle Libya.jpg|thumbnail|[[Misrata]] militiaman with [[Heckler & Koch G36]] rifle]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN F2000]] assault rifle<ref name="sofrep.com"/>
* {{flagicon|India}} [[INSAS rifle|INSAS LMG]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M16 rifle]] assault rifle
* {{flagicon|Germany}}/{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[HK G3]] battle rifle (20,000 requested)<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/libya_will_buy_20_000_g3_7.62mm_assault_riffle_from_turkey_to_strengthen_its_national_army_2209131.html Libya will buy 20,000 G3 7.62mm assault rifle from Turkey to strengthen its national army] - Armyrecognition.com, 22 September 2013 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926201157/http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/libya_will_buy_20_000_g3_7.62mm_assault_riffle_from_turkey_to_strengthen_its_national_army_2209131.html |date=26 September 2013 }}</ref>

===Machine guns and autocannons===
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Zastava M02 Coyote]] [[Heavy machine gun]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/militaryproduct/machine-gun-m02-coyote-127x108-mm-50-browning|title=Machine Gun M02 Coyote - 12.7x108 mm /.50 Browning|access-date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230162456/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/militaryproduct/machine-gun-m02-coyote-127x108-mm-50-browning|archive-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Zastava M84|M84]] [[Light machine gun]]<ref name="danas.rs"/>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[DP-28]] [[Light machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[RPK]] [[Light machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Ultimax 100]] [[Light machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Daewoo Precision Industries K3]] [[Light machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[PK machine gun|PKM]] [[General-purpose machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[PKT machine gun|PKT]] re-purposed as portable machine guns
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Rheinmetall MG 3]] [[General-purpose machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[FN MAG]] [[General-purpose machine gun]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919A4]] and [[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919A6 Browning]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/9167/1000xu.jpg |access-date=9 June 2013 |title=M1919A4/M1919A6|format=JPG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021052836/http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/9167/1000xu.jpg |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M2 Browning|M2 and M3]] .50 cal [[Heavy machine gun]] (Mainly mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]])
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[DShK]] [[12.7×108mm|12.7mm]] [[Heavy machine gun]]<ref name="bbc"/> (Mainly mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]])
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[NSV (machine gun)|NSV]] [[12.7×108mm|12.7mm]] [[Heavy machine gun]] taken off of [[T-72]] tanks (Mainly mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]])
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[KPV]] [[14.5×114mm|14.5mm]] [[Heavy machine gun]] mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[ZPU|ZPU (ZPU-1,ZPU-2,ZPU-4)]] [[14.5×114mm|14.5mm]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|Anti-aircraft guns]] (Mainly mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]] but also on wheeled carriages)
* {{flagicon|Spanish State}} [[Hispano-Suiza HS.820]] 20&nbsp;mm naval [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]] mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[ZU-23-2]] 23&nbsp;mm [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]]s mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23]]L 23&nbsp;mm twin-barreled [[autocannon]] taken off of [[Libyan Air Force (1951–2011)|pro-Gaddafi force planes]] and mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1]] 30x165mm [[autocannon]] taken off of [[Libyan Air Force (1951–2011)|pro-Gaddafi force planes]]
* {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romanian]] [[M-1980/1988]] 30mm [[autocannon]] mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[57 mm AZP S-60|AZP S-60]] 57&nbsp;mm [[autocannon]]

===Sniper rifles===
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[OSV-96]] Imported
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Dragunov SVD]]
* {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} [[PSL (rifle)]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Truvelo Sniper Rifles|Truvelo 14.5x114mm and 20mm sniper rifles]] captured from the pro-Gaddafi forces

===Rocket propelled, missiles and grenade systems===

* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[M79 Osa]] [[Shoulder-fired missile|shoulder-launched]], [[anti-tank]] [[rocket-propelled grenade]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[RPG-7]] [[Shoulder-fired missile|shoulder-launched]], [[anti-tank]] [[rocket-propelled grenade]] launcher
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[RPG-26]]
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[RB M57]] [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[SA-7]] 9K32 "Strela-2" [[Man-portable air-defense systems|MANPADS]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-diplomatic-team-leaves-libya-1.1000699 | work=CBC News | title=U.K. diplomatic team leaves Libya | date=6 March 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[9K11 Malyutka]] (Sagger) anti-tank missiles
* {{flagicon|France}} [[MILAN]] anti-tank missiles<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/06/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1# | work=CNN | title=Gadhafi asks Obama to end NATO bombing | date=11 May 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[9M123 Khrizantema]] supersonic anti-tank missiles
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arrse.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=40788&d=1299149556 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012001421/https://www.arrse.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=40788&d=1299149556 |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[SPG-9]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malglaive.photoshelter.com/image/I0000XkMVv7ipqp4|title=Rebels Libyan attacks Bab Al Azizyia compound in Tripoli. - ETIENNE DE MALGLAIVE|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[B-10 recoilless rifle]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M40 recoilless rifle]] mounted on jeeps and pickups with roof and windshield cut off<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2708/800xlp.jpg |access-date=28 May 2011 |format=JPG |title=M40 recoilless rifle mounted on jeeps and pickups with roof and windshield cut off |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724131514/http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2708/800xlp.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Type 63 multiple rocket launcher]] (Mainly mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]])
* {{flagicon|USSR}} 122&nbsp;mm [[multiple rocket launcher]] salvaged from damaged [[BM-21 Grad]] then divided into 3 to 8 tubes and mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[S-5 rocket]] UB-16-57UMP, UB-32 rocket launchers
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Katyusha rocket launcher]] mounted on [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/libyan-rebels-carry-a-katyusha-rocket-to-fire-on-government-news-photo/109981268|title=Libyan rebels carry a Katyusha rocket to fire on government forces as... News Photo 109981268|author=John Moore|work=Getty Images|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.cubadebate.cu/news/2011/04/04/libyan-rebels-receive-foreign-training/|title=Libyan rebels receive foreign training|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[AGS-17]] [[automatic grenade launcher]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[F1 grenade (Russia)|F1 hand grenade]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[RGD-5]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[AN M18]] Smoke grenade{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M2 mortar]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[M1938 mortar]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} 155&nbsp;mm towed field gun [[M114 155 mm howitzer|M114 howitzer]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Stephen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/31/misrata-rebels-seize-gaddafi-arms |title= Misrata Rebels Seize Gaddafi Arms |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=11 November 2011 |date=31 July 2011}}</ref>

===Vehicles===
{{More citations needed|section|date=April 2020}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[T-34]] - At least one seized during the war and placed at the main square in [[Gharyan|Garyan]], according to [[Reuters]]. Current status unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/libya-rebels-make-gains-towards-tripoli|title=Libya rebels make gains towards Tripoli|date=18 August 2011|website=Channel 4 News}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[T-55]] [[main battle tank]]<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12692068 |publisher=BBC  |title=Gaddafi loyalists mount onslaught |author=Jonathan Marcus |date=10 March 2011 |access-date=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Libya: Rebels fight street battles in Zawiya">{{cite news|title = Libya: Rebels fight street battles in Zawiya|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14599501|publisher=BBC News |date = 19 August 2011|access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[T-62]] [[main battle tank]]<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--[if IE 6]> <![endif]--> |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/05/165524.html |title=Libyan Interim Forces Await Decision to Attack |publisher=English.alarabiya.net |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[T-72]] [[main battle tank]]
* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Type 59 tank|Type 59]] [[main battle tank]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Centurion tank|Centurion AVRE 105&nbsp;mm]] [[main battle tank]], supplied by [[Jordan]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[2S1 Gvozdika]] 122&nbsp;mm [[self-propelled artillery]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Palmaria (artillery)|Palmaria]] 155&nbsp;mm [[self-propelled artillery]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BMP-1]] [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]<ref name="bbc"/>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BMP-2]] [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BMP-3]] [[Infantry fighting vehicle]] - 10 delivered from pre-revolution order.<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/libyan_army_takes_delivery_of_10_russian-made_bmp-3_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicles_2609132.html Libyan army takes delivery of 10 Russian-made BMP-3 armoured infantry fighting vehicles] - Armyrecognition.com, 26 September 2013</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BMP-3|9P157-2 "Khrizantema-S" BMP-3]] Anti-tank version with supersonic [[9M123 Khrizantema]] (AT-15) system with radar and laser guidance - 14 in service; 4 pre-revolution, 10 delivered in October 2013.<ref>[http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8116:libya-army-incepts-russian-tank-destroyers&catid=3:asia&Itemid=56 Libya; Army incepts Russian tank destroyers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041812/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8116:libya-army-incepts-russian-tank-destroyers&catid=3:asia&Itemid=56 |date=29 November 2014 }} - Dmilt.com, 7 October 2013</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[MT-LBu]] [[Armored personnel carrier]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BTR-60]] [[Armored personnel carrier]] converted to [[Multiple rocket launcher|MRLS]] for [[Type 63 multiple rocket launcher]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]] [[Armored personnel carrier]] with [[ZU-23-2]] 23mm [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]]s mounted on top
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M577]] command vehicle converted to [[Infantry fighting vehicle]] with [[2A28 Grom]] turret from [[BMP-1]] mounted on top
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Ratel IFV|Ratel 20]] [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]s with improvised [[ZPU|ZPU-1]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|Anti-aircraft gun]] mounted on top, supplied by [[Qatar]]<ref name=DA>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/11/05/sa-ratels-in-libya-spur-da-to-call-for-investigation|title=SA Ratels in Libya spur DA to call for investigation|work=Business Day Live|access-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[EE-9 Cascavel]] [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]] - Captured or salvaged by the Zawiya Martyrs Brigade in [[Sirte]]
* {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Nimr (armored personnel carrier)|Nimr]] [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Humvee]] - 200 donated by the U.S. Army in July 2013.<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/july_2013_news_defence_security_industry_military/libyan_army_has_taken_delivery_of_200_hmmwv_humvees_from_united_states_3007131.html Libyan army has taken delivery of 200 HMMWV Humvees from United States] - Armyrecognition.com, 30 July 2013</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[SA-6 Gainful]]
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[SA-8 Gecko]]
* {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[RM-70 multiple rocket launcher]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[BM-21 Grad]] Multiple rocket launcher trucks<ref name="Libya uprising: The battle on the road to Sirte">{{cite news|title = Libya uprising: The battle on the road to Sirte|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14658917|publisher=BBC News |date = 25 August 2011|access-date = 26 August 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[AT-T]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[S-125 Neva/Pechora]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* [[Technical (vehicle)|Technicals]] (Armed with [[DShK]], [[M2 Browning|M2, M3]], [[NSV (machine gun)|NSV]], [[KPV heavy machine gun|KPV]], [[ZPU]], [[ZU-23-2]], [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23|GSh-23L]], [[Hispano-Suiza HS.820|HS.820]], [[2A28 Grom]] with or without the turret taken off the [[BMP-1]])

====Aircraft====
{{main|Free Libyan Air Force}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[MiG-21]] Fighter jet aircraft – One MiG-21UM crashed after take-off from Benina airport due to technical malfunction.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[MiG-23]] Fighter jet aircraft – one shot down by friendly fire over Benghazi.
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Soko G-2]] Ground-attack and reconnaissance
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Mil Mi-2]] light armoured utility helicopter
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Mil Mi-14]] Anti Submarine Helicopter<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12588839 |work=BBC News  | title=Libya unrest: Benghazi revels in freedom from Gaddafi | date=26 February 2011}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Mil Mi-24]]<ref>[http://ntclibya.org/english/media/dsc_0041/ Images] on the website of the Libyan National Transitional Council {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312195222/http://ntclibya.org/english/media/dsc_0041/ |date=12 March 2011 }}</ref> [[Attack helicopter]]/Transport helicopter
Note: Both the Soko G-2, and Mil Mi-2 were captured at Misrata Airport on 24 February 2011.

====Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)====
* {{flagicon|Canada}} 1 [[Aeryon Scout]] Micro UAV<ref>[http://www.aeryon.com/news/pressreleases/271-libyanrebels.html] Aeryon Scout Micro UAV Helps Libyan Rebels in March to Tripoli</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/canadian-robot-spy-flies-for-libyan-rebels-1.982168|title=CBC News: Canadian robot spy flies for Libyan rebels|date=24 August 2011|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>

====Ships====
{{main|Free Libyan Navy}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} 1 [[Koni class frigate]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/25/world/africa/100000000664162/tc-022511-libya.html?ref=libya | work=The New York Times | first=David | last=Botti | date=25 February 2011 | title=Libya's Defectors | access-date=15 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228131256/http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/25/world/africa/100000000664162/tc-022511-libya.html?ref=libya | archive-date=28 February 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
** 212 ''Al-Hani''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ntclibya.org/english/media/_dsc0117/ |title=Media _DSC0117 – The Libyan Interim National Council |publisher=Ntclibya.org |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106175045/http://www.ntclibya.org/english/media/_dsc0117/ |archive-date=6 November 2011 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USSR}} 1 [[Nanuchka class corvette]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
** 416 ''Tariq Ibn Ziyaad''{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
* {{flagicon|USSR}} 2 [[Natya class minesweeper]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

==See also==
*[[Gaddafi loyalism after the 2011 Libyan Civil War|Green Resistance]]
*[[Alliance of Yemeni Tribes]]
*[[Free Syrian Army]]
*[[Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Arab Spring}}
{{2011 Libyan civil war}}
{{Military of Libya}}
{{Libya topics}}

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