Mahdi al-Arabi

Mahdi al-Arabi
Allegiance	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Service / branch	Libyan Army
Years of service	? –2011
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	Deputy Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army
Battles / wars	2011 Libyan civil war 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive First Battle of Zawiya Second Battle of Zawiya

Mahdi al-Arabi, is a Libyan brigadier-general who served under the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.[1] He was the deputy chief of staff of the Libyan army.[2] During the 2011 Libyan civil war, he was put in charge of helping to suppress protests,[3] most notably in the Libyan city of Zawiya.[4][5]

On 21 August 2011, anti-Gaddafi forces reportedly arrested Arabi in Zawiya.[6] A video purportedly of Arabi in detention was posted to YouTube on 11 September.[7]

References

1. Henry, Derek (2015-12-08). "Special Report from Inside Libya: Assessing Libyan Rebel Forces | The Jamestown Foundation". Jamestown.org. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
2. "Libya: Unconfirmed reports on Gaddafi escape, military coup". Al Bawaba. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
3. "Zawya Hospital aftermath of 11/06/2011 fighting". universalsubtitles.org. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.
4. Matar, Hisham (24 February 2011). "Libya: how an exile in Britain finds the chinks in Gaddafi's wall of silence". The Guardian. London.
5. "Live Blog - Libya March 1". blogs.aljazeera.net. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.
6. "Libya Rebels Enter Tripoli, Say They've Captured Qaddafi Sons". SFGate.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011. ^[dead link‍]
7. LibyanJustice (11 September 2011). "Capture of Gaddafi's General - Mahdi al-Arabi". YouTube. Retrieved 16 September 2011.