Suleiman Mahmoud

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Suleiman Mahmoud
Born1949
Libyan Civil War

Suleiman Mahmoud al-Obeidi (

Arabic: سليمان محمود العبيدي; 1949 - 6 October 2020)[1] was a senior military officer in Libya
.

Career

He was formerly a commander in

Libyan Civil War.[3][4] Around half of the estimated 6,000 troops who joined the rebels took their orders from General Mahmoud[5] prior to the 28 July 2011 assassination of General Abdul Fatah Younis, the top commander of the National Liberation Army. The Associated Press reported the next day that Mahmoud succeeded Younis as army commander.[6]

Mahmoud moved his headquarters to

Abdelhakim Belhadj, the head of the Tripoli Military Council, though the two men were ostensibly working to integrate the anti-Gaddafi forces in western Libya into a cohesive military under the aegis of the National Transitional Council.[7]

In 2014, he opposed

Tobruk government was aligned with Haftar. He relocated to Tripoli after Haftar tried to seize Tripoli.[8]

Death

On 6 October 2020, Mahmoud died from COVID-19 at the age of 71 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Head of Presidential Council offers condolences for death of MG Sulaiman Al-Abedi
  2. ^ "Análisis de Coyuntura: Artículo No. 3 Special Report: Libya's Tribal Dynamics February 25, 2011". 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Defections from the Libyan regime". The Wall Street Journal. 23 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Tubruq's free locals take first decisions". Financial Times. 24 February 2011.
  5. ^ "The battle for Libya: The colonel fights back". The Economist. 10 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Officer accuses fellow rebels in Libya killing". USA Today. Associated Press. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ^ Flintoff, Corey. "Libyan Rebels Vie For Key Posts In Tripoli". National Public Radio.
  8. ^ "Head of Presidential Council offers condolences for death of MG Sulaiman Al-Abedi | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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