Warfalla (Arabic: ورفلة) is a tribal confederation of mixed Arab[1] and Arabized Berber origin[2] that resides in Tripolitania, western Libya, mainly in their stronghold of Bani Walid. Warfalla historically inhabited the area bounded by the cities of Bani Walid and Sirte, as well as the town of Sabha. The Warfalla tribe, along with the Qadhadhfa and Magarha, were the backbone of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.[3] The Warfalla tribe is considered a confederacy of 52 sub-tribes that consist of individual bayts or clans.[4]
^Cole, Peter. "TRIBE, SECURITY, JUSTICE, AND PEACE IN LIBYA TODAY" (PDF). United States Institute of Peace. p. 23.
^اليعقوبي, أحمد بن إسحاق (2002-01-01). البلدان (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-3419-6.
Warfalla (Arabic: ورفلة) is a tribal confederation of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin that resides in Tripolitania, western Libya, mainly in their...
the NTC, stating that this was a dispute between tribal leaders of the Warfalla tribe and the NTC. The Libyan government subsequently engaged in negotiations...
attempted coup against Gaddafi by members of the Warfalla tribe. Salem al-Ouaer, a member of the Warfalla tribe who sided with Gaddafi during the coup, is...
Magarha have relocated to Sirte and elsewhere along the coast. After the Warfalla tribe which is Libya's largest, the Magarha are Libya's second largest...
the increasingly marginalized army, led by officers from the powerful Warfalla tribe, initiated a failed coup in Misrata and Bani Walid allegedly with...
the region of Fezzan and the area between it and Sirte as well as the Warfalla tribal area south of Tripoli. Because of its strategic harbor, Ottoman...
live in towns. The major Arab tribes in Libya are Qadhadhfa, Magarha, Warfalla, Firjan, Saʿada and Murabtin, Masamir, Zuwayya, Awlad Busayf, Awlad Sulayman...
and Zaytouna – Bani Walid (الزيتونة – بني وليد). It is the home to the Warfalla tribe, the only city in which only one tribe resides. A campus of Bani...
Mandas), the Misrata, the Razin, the Satat, the Tarhuna, the Wannifan, the Warfalla, the Wargha, the Warsatifa, the Washtata, the Yaghmorasen, the Zakkawa...
Republic in 1918 with Ahmad Al-Murayyid of Tarhuna, Abd Al-Nabi Bilkhayr of Warfalla, Sulayman Al-Baruni. Al-Suwayhil's advisor was also Abd al-Rahman Azzam...
1916–1917 Kaocen revolt 1916 Battle of Segale 1918 The Adubi War 1920 Misurata-Warfalla War 1920–1922 Jabal al-Gharbi civil war 1920–1926 Rif War 1921–1922 Rand...
representatives of the tribes of southern Libya (Tubu, Tuareg, sons of Suleiman, Warfalla, Gaddaf) and the leadership of the cities of Ubari, Ghat, Murzuk, Sabha...
preemptive strike at alleged coup plotters in the military and among the Warfalla tribe in October 1993. Widespread arrests and government reshufflings followed...
more as a result of the 2011 civil war. The largest tribes include the Warfalla, Zuwayyah, Qadhadhfa, and Magarha. two administrations have been fighting...
live in towns. The major Arab tribes in Libya are Qadhadhfa, Magarha, Warfalla, Firjan, Saʿada and Murabtin, Masamir, Zuwayya, Awlad Busayf, Awlad Sulayman...
commanders denied having artillery for use. On October 12, clashes between Warfalla tribesmen and Misratans in Sirte led to a night-time curfew. Finally, on...
end of the war on 23 October 2011, though it was unclear if either the Warfalla fighters loyal to Gaddafi or the NTC forces garrisoning the town suffered...
Tuareg tribe in the south was said to have answered a call by the larger Warfalla tribe to take part in the protests. The Tuareg towns of Ghat and Ubari...
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