Two coup d'état attempts were reported to have been made in 2014 by forces loyal to Maj. Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the commander of Libyan Ground Forces.
February
Haftar reportedly took control of Libya's main institutions on the morning of 14 February, before announcing on TV that he had suspended the General National Congress, the government and the Constitutional Declaration. Haftar claimed to be working in the name of the Libyan Republican Alliance, and also that forces loyal to him were in Tripoli, although he also stressed that he was not attempting a coup, but "a correction to the path of the revolution." Reaction In spite of the declaration according to the Independent there appeared to be minimal military presence in Tripoli, a claim supported by Reuters. ==May==
May
, the parliament building was reported to have been stormed by troops loyal to General Haftar, reportedly including the Zintan Brigade, in what the Libyan government described as an attempted coup. ==See also==