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8 Sep 2017, 8:00 am by Elissa Miller
The most troubling aspect of Johnson’s visit was his meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the rogue figure who leads the Libyan National Army in the east and refuses to recognize the U.N. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 8:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
Khalifa Haftar, the head of the Libyan National Army, committed to a national ceasefire and new elections in a joint statement following talks in France last week. [read post]
7 May 2017, 7:00 am by Alex Thurston
In the northeast was the internationally-recognized House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army, led by a retired general named Khalifa Haftar. [read post]
4 May 2017, 10:41 am by Rachel Bercovitz
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the government based in the city of Tobruk and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the U.N. [read post]
23 Apr 2017, 7:00 am by Yuri M. Zhukhov
This month saw signs of a potential new Russian intervention in Libya in support of military commander Khalifa Haftar, following the reported deployment of Russian special forces to western Egypt. [read post]
-backed Presidential Council (PC) in Tripoli and switch their allegiance to the eastern strongman General Khalifa Haftar. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 12:01 pm by Jordan Brunner
The move comes at a time when Russia seeks to expand its own role in Libya’s future with its backing of the Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 9:24 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Jordan Brunner
-supported coalition government in Tripoli, General Khalifa Haftar. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 10:16 am by Jordan Brunner
The Wall Street Journal tells us that President Donald Trump has rolled back another Obama-era national security policy by granting the CIA increased authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists. [read post]
27 Dec 2016, 7:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
Khalifa Haftar, attacked an area controlled by the Benghazi Defence Brigades near the town of Houn. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 11:30 am by Frederica Saini Fasanotti
In the eastern part of the country, meanwhile, General Khalifa Haftar—increasingly aided by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Russia—is focusing on consolidating control in Benghazi and Derna. [read post]
29 Nov 2016, 12:56 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan commander, has reached out to the Russians for military support in combating militant Islamists, Reuters observes. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 8:00 am by Frederica Saini Fasanotti
But a series of agreements brought a different government—the Government of National Accord (GNA), backed by the United Nations—to power in Tripoli, weakening al-Thani’s government (which was backed by General Khalifa Haftar and his militia, the Libyan National Army). [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 8:43 am by Beverly Milton-Edwards
France also supports the powerful General Khalifa Haftar, who continues to reject the GNA. [read post]
24 Aug 2016, 8:05 am by Frederica Saini Fasanotti
It’s striking, in fact, that two bitter enemies—General Khalifa Haftar (the “strongman” of Tobruk, supported by the Russians and French) and Sadiq al-Ghariani (the Grand Mufti of Libya, who lives in Tripoli)—have agreed in condemning the U.S. intervention and, more typically, Serraj’s weakness. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 12:44 pm by Frederica Saini Fasanotti
It received support from the House of Representatives and was abetted by General Khalifa Haftar and his so-called National Libyan Army. [read post]