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Al-Zintan Revolutionaries' Military Council
مجلس العسكري لثوار الزنتان
Leaders
Kalifah Shahub Osama al-Juwaili (2011-12) Muhammad Ali Madani †
Dates of operation
May 2011 – present
Headquarters
Tobruk
Active regions
none
Size
2000 - 4000 {2012} Hundreds of fighters {2021}
Allies
Libyan National Army
Opponents
Ansar al-Sharia Misratan Brigades LROR
Battles and wars
First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War
The Zintan Brigades are armed units linked to the town of Zintan and its surrounding area, allied to, but separate from, the Libyan National Army. They played a large part in the Libyan Revolution which overthrew Gaddafi.[1]
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