2013 Libyan coup attempt

2013 Libyan coup attempt
	Part of the Arab Spring and Factional violence in Libya
Date	10 October 2013
Location	Corinthia Hotel Tripoli & Fornej, Tripoli, Libya32°53′14″N 13°11′29″E / 32.88722°N 13.19139°E
Result	Coup fails; Prime Minister Ali Zeidan released
Belligerents
Libyan Government: Pro-Government militias Zintan Militia; 106 Brigade; First Support Brigade; ; Pro-Government protesters;	Opposition Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room; Counter Crime Agency; Opposition members of the GNC;
Commanders and leaders
Ali Zeidan; Prime Minister of Libya; Haitham al-Tajouri; First Support Brigade Commander	Mustafa Treiki; GNC Member; Mohamed al-Kilani; GNC Member; Abdelmonem al-Said; CCA Fornaj Commander; Abdul Hakkim Belazi; CCA Spokesperson; Abdel-Moneim al-Hour; CCA Official
Strength
	~150 militiamen (at hotel)
	2013 coup attempt Location within Libya

The 2013 Libyan coup attempt was a coup d'état attempt by a group of members of the General National Congress to take control of the country from Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. Zeidan was kidnapped in the early hours of the 10 October by armed gunmen and was then released several hours later after a pro-government militia stormed the site where he was being held. Following his release Zeidan claimed the incident was an attempted coup orchestrated by two militias in line with members of the GNC opposed to Zeidan.