- Mahdi al-Arabi
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Mahdi al-Arabi Allegiance 
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaService/branch Libyan Army Years of service ? - 2011 Rank Brigadier-General Commands held Deputy Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army Battles/wars - 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
- ^ http://www.jamestown.org/programs/gta/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=37599&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=26&cHash=4a28039280cbf61717522f86bf16972c
- ^ http://www.albawaba.com/main-headlines/libya-unconfirmed-reports-gaddafi-escape-military-coup
- ^ http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/P2F7mQoXiJTw/en/117282/
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/24/libya-gaddafi-protesters-news-blackout
- ^ http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/live-blog-libya-march-1
- ^ "Libya Rebels Enter Tripoli, Say They've Captured Qaddafi Sons". SFGate.com. 21 August 2011. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/08/21/bloomberg1376-LQA1N10D9L3601-1T10BK8NE3UEL9NOU7N7UV46QH.DTL. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ LibyanJustice (11 September 2011). "Capture of Gaddafi's General - Mahdi al-Arabi". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esz4x5d8aMM. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Categories:- Living people
- Libyan military personnel
- People of the 2011 Libyan civil war
- Libyan people stubs
- 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
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