Western Libya clashes (2016–2018)

Western Libya clashes
	Part of the Libyan Crisis (2011–present) and the Second Libyan Civil War
Date	14 October 2016 – 14 November 2018; (2 years and 1 month)
Location	Western Libya
Status	Ceasefire The Rixos Al Nasr Hotel, the Government Palace, and some ministries located in Tripoli are seized by the Presidential Guard in October 2016; The GNA maintains control of Tariq al-Sikka Palace and the Abu Sitta Naval Base; New clashes erupted in December; Libyan National Guard entered Tripoli in February.; GNA recaptures Rixos Al Nasr Hotel and Guest Palace complex in March 2017; GNA forces all GNC-loyal militias from Tripoli; Fighting erupts around the outskirts of Tripoli after pro-GNC forces withdraw from Tripoli on 29 May 2017; LNA forces launch an offensive in 2019 to take Tripoli from the GNA;
Belligerents
Government of National Accord Ministry of Interior; Al-Bunyan al-Marsous; Abu Sleem Central Security Force; Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB); Zintan Brigades;	National Salvation Government; (2016-17) Presidential Guard; Misrata Brigades; Libyan National Guard; High Council of Revolution Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya Other militias
Commanders and leaders
Fayez al-Sarraj; (Prime Minister); Ahmed Maiteeq; Abdulrahman Sewehli; Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (Abu Sleem CSF leader); Haytham Tajouri (TRB leader)	Khalifa al-Ghawil (WIA); Awad Abdul Saddeq; Ali Ramali; Omar al-Hassi Mohammed Al-Abdalli (POW); Al-Mabrouk Ehnish (POW) Ahmed Dabbashi (Leader of Anas al-Dabbashi Brigade); Khaled Al-Sharif (Leader of Security Department Forces); Al-Nimri Al-Mahjoubi (Leader of Al-Nimri and Brothers)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Clashes occurred in western Libya since 14 October 2016, when a coup d'état attempt was conducted by the former head of the National Salvation Government (GNS), Khalifa al-Ghawil, against Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA). This evolved into fighting between the GNA and GNS for control of Tripoli and parts of western Libya, while pro-GNA militias also attacked other militias for control of the region.