The coup attempt occurred the year following the imposition of a significantly impactful sanctions regime on Libya under United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 which caused significant economic hardship and sparked internal unrest as a result.

[10] Khalifa Hunaysh, commander of Gaddafi's "presidential guards," played a leading role in crushing the coup in Bani Walid.

[11] Later, that day, the Libyan Air Force thwarted advances by the coup members and was later crushed.

[12] Many Warfalla tribe members were executed and Khalifa Haftar was exiled to Chad.

[14] Qaddafi later started removing suspicious officers and replacing them with loyal ones as well as enlarging the army.