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22 Oct 2020, 5:01 am by William Ford
Since February 2018, Libyan nationals have filed three lawsuits in U.S. court demanding a jury trial on allegations that Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the Libyan National Army, is responsible for the torture and extrajudicial killing of the plaintiffs’ deceased family members. [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 2:55 pm by Keegan Boyle
The government blames the attack on the Libyan National Army and its leader Khalifa Hifter. [read post]
27 May 2020, 9:06 am by Elliot Setzer
The Pentagon yesterday accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to back Moscow-linked mercenaries helping the warlord Khalifa Hifter, reports the Washington Post. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 9:46 am by Thomas DeLorenzo
The GNA has been fending off increasing attacks by military forces under the command of General Khalifa Hifter, who controls the eastern part of the country. [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 5:04 am by Ellen Scholl
  Exports or Expropriation Earlier this week, Libyan General Khalifa Hifter seized another oil port in Brega, bringing the total number of Oil Crescent facilities under his control to four. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 10:24 am by Gordon Ahl
The New York Times reports that about 200 Russian mercenaries, including skilled snipers, have arrived in Libya in the past six weeks to support the militia leader Khalifa Hifter in the nation’s ongoing civil war. [read post]
14 Sep 2016, 1:11 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
Khalifa Hifter, the Libyan general whose forces oppose the country’s fragile but internationally-recognized Government of National Accord, has seized a fourth oil port. [read post]
In addition, the Associated Press reported that a spokesman for Khalifa Hifter, a military commander of eastern Libya, did not respond to phone calls and messages that sought comments. [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 5:01 am by Yasmina Abouzzohour
 The president of Algeria, a historically isolationist country, claimed that he was ready to “enforce red lines” against Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter. [read post]
24 Oct 2020, 8:26 am by Anna Salvatore, Tia Sewell
” Munson sat down with a group of experts to talk about the importance of bipartisanship in national security and foreign policy: William Ford analyzed three U.S. federal lawsuits filed against Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the Libyan National Army, which seek millions of dollars in damages for Libyan nationals under the Torture Victim Protection Act. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 6:00 am by Jennifer Williams
Since the summer of this year, Libya has been wracked by civil war with the launch of Operation Dignity—a coalition of military units, Qaddafi-era military officers, eastern tribes, federalists, and Zintani militias in the west, led by retired General Khalifa Hifter. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 1:15 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
The Washington Post reports that clashes have erupted in Libya’s oil-rich provinces as fighters loyal to General Khalifa Hifter, a powerful eastern military commander, battle a rival militia aligned with the U.N. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 12:29 pm by Alex R. McQuade, Cody M. Poplin
The parliament endorsed the political agreement forming the new government, but objected to an article that would dismiss General Khalifa Hifter, the military chief appointed by the current government. [read post]
19 Jul 2023, 1:27 am by Seán Binder
The lawsuit also names Khalifa Hifter, the Libyan warlord who brought Wagner to Libya in 2018. [read post]
17 Mar 2023, 4:07 am by Emma Snell
Roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium were found several miles from the warehouse where they were previously stored by the Libyan National Army (LNA), a military group led by renegade Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter. [read post]