Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room
The Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (abbreviated LROR; Arabic: غرفة عمليات ثوار ليبيا) is an armed group loyal to Nouri Abusahmain. It has been declared a terrorist organization by the Libyan parliament. It was heavily involved in the Second Libyan Civil War.
| Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room | |
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| غرفة عمليات ثوار ليبيا | |
Logo of the Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room | |
| Leaders | General Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces (Officially) November 2013–present Nouri Abusahmain (LROR Commander) |
| Dates of operation | May 2013–present |
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya |
| Active regions | Tripoli Benghazi |
| Ideology | Islamist leaning |
| Allies | Fajr Libya militia |
| Opponents | Zintan Brigade |
| Battles and wars | 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt Second Libyan Civil War |
The LROR was established in 2013 by Nouri Abusahmain, who had recently been elected GNC President. He formed the LROR by uniting existing militias under his command. Its official task was to keep order in Tripoli. He allegedly misappropriated 900 million Libyan Dinars (US $720 million) to the benefit of the LROR, but this was not investigated as Abusahmain himself suppressed the inquiry. Soon after being formed, the LROR attempted an Islamist coup when the group kidnapped Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in October 2013. The LROR later set up a branch in Benghazi, purportedly to deal with the deteriorating security situation.