Mahdi al-Arabi () is a

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n brigadier-general who served under the

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. He was the deputy chief of staff of the

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. During the

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, he was put in charge of helping to suppress protests, most notably in the Libyan city of Zawiya. On 21 August 2011,

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reportedly arrested Arabi in Zawiya. A video purportedly of Arabi in detention was posted to

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on 11 September.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arabi, Mahdi Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Libyan generals People of the Libyan civil war (2011) Libyan prisoners of war