Hussein Darbouk
Hussein Darbouk | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 4 March 2011 |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (until 2011) Libyan National Transitional Council (2011) |
Branch | Libyan Army (until 2011) National Liberation Army (2011) |
Rank | Colonel |
Conflicts | |
Hussein Darbouk was a Libyan military officer and rebel figure during the First Libyan Civil War. He defected to the anti-Gaddafi rebel forces during the first phases of the civil war,[1] and commanded the rebel forces in the First Battle of Zawiya against Gaddafi's forces.[2]
On 4 March, Alaa al-Zawi, an activist in the city of Zawiya announced that the commander of the rebel forces in the city — Hussein Darbouk — was killed in action from an anti-aircraft gun as the Libyan Army's Khamis Brigade bombarded the city's western edges with mortars, heavy machine guns, tanks and anti-aircraft guns, fighting armed residents and defected military units.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kirkpatrick, David D. (4 March 2011). "Qaddafi Brutalizes Foes, Armed or Defenseless". NY Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ Daragahi, Borzou; Therolf, Garrett (5 March 2011). "In Libya, Kadafi's forces launch assault on rebel-held city". LA Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ AP (4 March 2011). "Gaddafi troops attack rebel city". Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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