2012 Kufra conflict

2012 Kufra conflict
Part of the Post-civil war violence in Libya

Map of Libya with Kufra district highlighted
Date12 February – 1 July 2012
(4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Kufra, Cyrenaica, Libya
Result

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
Belligerents
Zuwayya tribe Libya Libyan National Army

Toubou tribe

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Maj. Gen. Yousef Mangoush
Wissam Bin Hamid[1]		 Abdul Majid Essa[2]
Casualties and losses
February fighting
23[3]–27[4] killed,*
53 wounded[3]
June fighting
15 killed[1][2]		 6 killed[1][2][5] February fighting
113 killed,*[3]
241 wounded[3]
April fighting
12 killed, 35 wounded[6]
June fighting
55 killed*[1][2][5][7]
4 unidentified killed and 10 wounded[8]
*50+ civilians among those killed in the February fighting,[9] at least 5 civilians among those killed in the June fighting[7]

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.

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  4. ^ 9 killed (12–13 February),[1] 15 killed (15–16 February),[2] 3 killed (21 February),[3] total of 27 reportedly killed
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  8. ^ "Four killed in Libya ethnic fighting". The Independent. Cairo. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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