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101 Battalion, also known as 101 Brigade or Tajura Battalion, was a military insurgent unit in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, aligned with Khalifa Haftar and the Libyan National Army. [1] It was particularly associated with the suburbs of Tajura [1] and Fashloum.
101 Battalion, based in Tajura, [1] took its name from the Libyan National Army's 101 Light Infantry Battalion.[ citation needed ]
In 2013, 101 Battalion was led by Misbah al-Harna. [1] It was later led by Abdullah Sassi until his capture and apparent execution in April 2015. [2]
On 16 November 2013, 101 Battalion was attacked at its Tajura base by Misratan forces. A Tajura military council member and a Tripoli local council member claimed that 101 Battalion had abandoned the base, and that the Tajura military council had organised forces that had forced the Misratan attackers to leave. [1]
On 17 April 2017, 101 Battalion attacked Libya Dawn forces in Tajura. The Libya Dawn forces detained and killed Abdulla Sassi, according to Afrigate News. [2] Libya Dawn sources denied the claim that Sassi was killed.[ citation needed ] Abdullah Sassi had previously been involved in the revolution against Muammar Gaddafi, in which Sassi's sister was killed by pro-Gaddafi forces for subversive activities.[ citation needed ] Abd al-Basit Sharr was accused of having executed Sassi and was himself executed on 31 December 2015 in Tajura. [2]
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