Tripoli Protection Force

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|name = Tripoli Protection Force

|native_name = قوة حماية طرابلس

|war = the Second Libyan Civil War

|image = Tripoli Protection Force Logo.jpg

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|active = 18 December 2018 – present

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|predecessor = Tripoli Brigade
Abusleem Deterence and Rapid Intervention Force
Nawasi 8th Force
Bab Tajura brigade

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|battles = Second Libyan Civil War

• Tarhouna clashes{{Cite web|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libya-violent-clashes-spill-tripoli-tarhouna|title=Libya: Violent clashes spill from Tripoli into Tarhouna|work=Libya Observer|language=en|access-date=6 April 2019|date=19 January 2019|author=Abdulkader Assad}}
• 2019 Western Libya offensive{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/haftar-forces-capture-old-tripoli-airport-after-clashes-near-libyan-capital|title=Haftar forces capture old Tripoli airport after clashes near Libyan capital|work=Middle East Eye and agencies|date=5 April 2019}}

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The Tripoli Protection Force is a militia that was formed from the merger of four pro-Libyan Army Libyan militias on 18 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2018/12/18/tripoli-militias-announce-unification-into-new-tripoli-protection-force/|title=Tripoli militias announce "unification" into new Tripoli Protection Force|work=Libya Herald|accessdate=5 April 2019|date=18 December 2018|author=Sami Zaptia}}

Groups involved in the merger include: the Tripoli Brigade, the Abusleem Deterence and Rapid Intervention Force, the Nawasi 8th Force, and the Bab Tajura brigade. All but the Bab Tajura brigade were considered the most prominent militias in Tripoli prior to the merger.{{cite web|url=https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/api/product-printable/public/c2006b45|title=Explainer: Militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli - who's who?|work=BBC|accessdate=5 April 2019|date=29 August 2018}}