Operation Volcano of Rage

Operation Volcano of Rage
Part of the Libyan civil war (2014-2020)

The official emblem used to represent this campaign
DateApril 7, 2019-June 6, 2020
Location
Libya
Result GNA victory
Belligerents

Libya Government of National Accord

Supported by:

Libya House of Representatives

Supported by:

Commanders and leaders
Libya Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj
(head of Presidential Council)
Libya Maj. Gen. Osama al-Juwaili		 Libya Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar
(LNA supreme commander)
Libya Maj. Gen. Abdulrazek al-Nadoori[12]

Operation Volcano of Anger (Arabic: عملية بركان الغضب), alternatively known as Operation Volcano of Rage, was a military resistance campaign launched by the Government of National Accord in Libya to counter the advances of the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar. The conflict, which began in April 2019, had witnessed intense fighting around the capital city, Tripoli, and other strategic locations in the country.

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