- Mahdi al-Harati
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Mahdi al-Harati Born c.1973
Tripoli, Libya[1]Allegiance National Transitional Council Service/branch 
National Liberation ArmyRank Commander/Colonel Commands held Tripoli Brigade[1] 2011 Battle of Tripoli 2011 Libyan civil war Relations IHH Mahdi al-Harati is an Irish-Libyan. He is known as the commander of the Qatari-trained Tripoli Brigade in the 2011 Libyan civil war.[1].
He was described by Volkskrant, a Dutch daily newspaper, as being a face of the battle of Tripoli and one of the most important commanders of the anti Colonel Gaddafi civil war[2]
The Sunday Times, a British newspaper, offered a first-hand account of Mahdi's advance on Tripoli and his men's assault on Gaddafi's former residence, Bab al Azizia. [3] He was appointed second in command of the newly formed Tripoli Military Council.
In October 6, a traveller gang broke into al-Harati's house in Rathkeale, as his wife Eftaima al-Najar was in Tallaght hospital with one of their kids. The thieves take an important quantity of expensive jewels from the couple's bedroom, as well as 200,000 euros in €500 notes hidden on a hot press. When asked about that substantial amount of cash, al-Harati declared to Irish officers that the money was given to him by members of an American intelligence agency to help to bring down Gaddafi[4][5].
In October 11, al-Harati resigned as deputy head of the Tripoli Military Council, amid tensions over security on the capital. According to Irish Times, while al-Harati's associates in Tripoli assure that the resignation was for "personal reasons", a senior NTC official quoted by CNN said that the resignation was because "differences with the National Transitional Council on the planning of the security of Tripoli". Fathi al-Wersali, member of the Tripoli Military Council, stated that al-Harati would continue as commander of the Tripoli brigade[6].
References
- ^ a b c "Irish Libyans join rebels trying to oust Gadafy". Irish Times. 13 August 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0813/1224302379128.html. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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- ^ Post (2011-01-06). "The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/focus/article763308.ece. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Tinker raiders, Soldier, Spy". Sunday World. 09-11-2011. http://www.sundayworld.com/columnists/index.php. Retrieved 11-11-2011.
- ^ "Mehdi Harati, "I received € 200,000 from U.S. secret services"". Ennahar. 09-11-2011. http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/international/7668.html. Retrieved 11-11-2011.
- ^ "Libyan-Irish commander resigns as deputy head of Tripoli military council". Irish Times. 11-10-2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/1011/1224305576696.html. Retrieved 11-11-2011.
2011 Libyan civil war Part of the Arab Spring · Timeline (15 February–18 March · 19 March–31 May · June–15 August · 16 August–23 October) Forces Anti-Gaddafi forces (National Liberation Army – Free Libyan Air Force – NCLO) • Military of Libya (Libyan Army – Libyan Air Force – Libyan Navy) • Revolutionary Guard CorpsBattles CyrenaicaFirst Battle of Benghazi • First Battle of Brega • Battle of Ra's Lanuf • Battle of Bin Jawad • Second Battle of Brega • Battle of Ajdabiya • Second Battle of Benghazi • First Gulf of Sidra offensive • Third Battle of Brega • Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road • Cyrenaica campaign • Fourth Battle of Brega • Ra's Lanuf raidFezzanSabha clashes • Fezzan campaign • Battle of Sabha • Ghadames raidTripolitaniaFirst Tripoli clashes • Battle of Misrata • First Battle of Zawiya • Nafusa Mountain Campaign (Battle of Wazzin • Battle of Gharyan) • Battle of the Misrata frontline (Zliten uprising • Battle of Zliten • Battle of Taworgha) • Zawiya raid • Msallata clashes • Rebel coastal offensive (Second Battle of Zawiya) • Ras Ajdir clashes • Battle of Tripoli • Second Gulf of Sidra offensive (Battle of Sirte) • Battle of Bani Walid • Second Tripoli clashes
NATO operations People Anti-GaddafiMustafa Abdul Jalil • Mahmoud Jibril • Abdul Fatah Younis • Abdul Hafiz Ghoga • Suleiman Mahmoud • Omar El-Hariri • Jalal al-Digheily • Khalifa Belqasim Haftar • Ali Tarhouni • Ali Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi • Fathi Terbil • Abdelhakim Belhadj • Abu Oweis • Mahdi al-HaratiPro-GaddafiNATOOthersMohammed Nabbous • Iman al-Obeidi • Prince Mohammed El Senussi • Prince Idris bin Abdullah al-Senussi • Hussein Sadiq al MusratiPlaces, buildings
and structuresAbu Salim prison • Bab al-Azizia • Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane Sculpture • Giuliana Bridge • Green Square/Martyrs' Square • Maydan al Shajara • Mitiga International Airport • People's Hall, Tripoli • Rixos Al NasrImpact Casualties • Domestic responses (Gaddafi's response to the protests – Gaddafi's response to the civil war) • Human rights violations (Rape allegations) • Humanitarian situation (Refugees) • International reactions (International reactions to military intervention – Protests against military intervention – U.S. reactions to military intervention – International reactions to Gaddafi's death)Other Democratic Party (Libya) • Libyan Freedom and Democracy Campaign • Media • National Transitional Council • Topple the Tyrants • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2016 • Voice of Free Libya • Zenga ZengaItalics denote operations or battles related to the military intervention in Libya
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