Ubari conflict

The Ubari conflict is an ongoing territorial dispute between the Taureg and Tubu tribes over control of the town of Ubari, located near the oasis city of Sabha, Libya.[2][1]

Ubari
Ubari conflict (Libya)
Part of the Second Libyan Civil War
Date2014 - present
Location
Ubari and Sabha, Libya
Belligerents

Taureg

Awlad Suliman tribe (Arab) Supported by:

Government of National Accord

Tubu tribe

Supported by:

Libyan National Army
Commanders and leaders
Edel Abu Baker Issa  †
(Taureg Ghat leader)[1][2]
Ali Salah al-Husseini[3]
Cpt. Ali Hussein
(military operations commander)[2]
Otman Ziad[4]
Bello Ahmed Hamadeen[4]
Ahmed Allal
(Brigade 30 commander)		 Issa Abdel Majid Mansur
(Toubou Front for Salvation of Libya leader)[3]
Ali Akri[3]
Sharafeddine Barka Azaiy[3]
Casualties and losses
400 dead and 600 injured[4]

Timeline

2014

The conflict began in September 2014, when the Tuareg and Tubu fought for control of the city. The Arab Awlad Suliman tribe, an enemy of the Tubu, supported the Taureg in what they viewed as combating Tubu expansionism. The Taureg took positions on Tendi Mountain, north of the city, while the Tubu took most of the Eastern side of town and adjacent foothills, cutting off the Eastern road leading to the Taureg stronghold of Sabha, in Western Libya.[5] As the conflict progressed, both sides received reinforcements. The Tubu mobilized several hundred tribesmen from neighboring Chad and Niger, as well as recruiting fighters from Sudan. The Taureg mobilized in Ghat, and Sabha, bringing several hundred of its fighters to Ubari.[3]

2015

On 23 November 2015, Qatar mediated a ceasefire between the Taureg and Tubu; both groups agreed to withdraw from Ubari, and allowed for Arab tribesmen of the Hasawna tribe to enter the city to act as peacekeepers.[6][4]

2016

2017

In March 2017, representatives from the Tuareg, Tebu, and Awlad Suleiman signed a peace treaty in Rome as a replacement for a failed 2015 ceasefire brokered by Qatar.[7]

2018

2019

In February 2019, both the Taureg and Tubu temporarily united under the GNA and its Taureg commander Gen. Ali Kanna to defend against advances by the LNA under General Khalifa Haftar in Fezzan.[8]

2020

References
  1. "Tuareg and Tebu fight proxy battle in southwest Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. Murray, Rebecca (2015-06-07). "In a Southern Libya Oasis, a Proxy War Engulfs Two Tribes". Vice. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. Murray, Rebecca. "SOUTHERN LIBYA - DESTABILIZED" (PDF). small Arms Survey.
  4. "In Libya's south the elders talk peace, but the soldiers fight on". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  5. Murray, Rebecca (2016-06-03). "Heavily Armed and With No Economy, This Town Is Libya in a Nutshell". Vice. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  6. "Warring tribes in southern Libya sign peace deal". Reuters. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  7. "Tebu, Tuareg and Awlad Suleiman make peace in Rome". Libya Herald. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. "Feuding tribes unite as new civil war looms in Libya's south". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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