Libya Shield 1

Libya Shield 1
درع ليبيا 1
LeadersWissam Ben Hamid [1]
Dates of operation3 August 2012 - December 2016
HeadquartersGanfouda, Benghazi (until June 2015)[2]
IdeologyIslamism
Part ofShura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Allies Ansar al-Sharia
Battles and warsFactional violence in Libya (2011–14)
Second Libyan Civil War

Libya Shield 1 was an Islamist armed group in Benghazi and eastern Libya. It is nominally part of the Libya Shield Force and is a member of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Wissam Ben Hamid dead says arrested Ansar spokesman; 13 militants reported to have blown themselves up". Libyan Herald. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "LNA forces capture Libya Shield camp in Ganfouda". Libya Herald. 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ 28 قتيلا من قوات الصاعقة ببنغازى منذ بدء الاشتباكات مع أنصار الشريعة Archived August 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Youm7 29 July 2014 Accessed 3 August 2014
  4. ^ تدهور الوضع الأمني في بنغازي وطرابلس نذير حرب جديدة Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Al-Arab 27 July 2014. Accessed 3 August 2014