Mahdi al-Arabi

Mahdi al-Arabi
Allegiance	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Service/branch	Libyan Army
Years of service	? –2011
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands held	Deputy Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army
Battles/wars	2011 Libyan civil war 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive First Battle of Zawiya Second Battle of Zawiya

Mahdi al-Arabi, is a Libyan Brigadier-General who served under the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.^[1] He was the deputy chief of staff of the Libyan army.^[2] During the 2011 Libyan civil war he was put in charge of helping to suppress protests,^[3] most notably in the Libyan city of Zawiya.^[4][5]

On 21 August, anti-Gaddafi forces reportedly arrested Arabi in Zawiya.^[6] Video purportedly of Arabi in detention was posted to YouTube on 11 September.^[7]

References

1. Henry, Derek (2015-12-08). "Special Report from Inside Libya: Assessing Libyan Rebel Forces | The Jamestown Foundation". Jamestown.org. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
2. "Libya: Unconfirmed reports on Gaddafi escape, military coup". Al Bawaba. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810054905/http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/P2F7mQoXiJTw/en/117282/. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Matar, Hisham (24 February 2011). "Libya: how an exile in Britain finds the chinks in Gaddafi's wall of silence". The Guardian. London.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110308201202/http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/live-blog-libya-march-1. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "Libya Rebels Enter Tripoli, Say They've Captured Qaddafi Sons". SFGate.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
7. LibyanJustice (11 September 2011). "Capture of Gaddafi's General - Mahdi al-Arabi". YouTube. Retrieved 16 September 2011.