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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]
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]
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]
19 Aug 2018, 7:00 am by Rhiannon Smith, Jason Pack
The Paris conference brought together the three heads of Libya’s legitimate political entities under the LPA—GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj (the executive), HoR President Agilah Saleh (the legislative), and president of the advisory body, the High Council of State (HCS), Khaled Mishri—along with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar (military), the commander of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) forces based in Eastern Libya. [read post]
1 May 2022, 7:01 am by Jalel Harchaoui, John Lechner
In 2014, months after it seized Crimea, Moscow began to slowly and surreptitiously render itself indispensable to a major Libyan faction, the armed coalition led by eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar and his sons. [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]
27 Mar 2017, 9:24 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Jordan Brunner
-supported coalition government in Tripoli, General Khalifa Haftar. [read post]
30 May 2018, 10:20 am by J. Dana Stuster
-backed government in Tripoli, Aguila Saleh Issa, the speaker of the parliament in Tobruk, and Khalifa Haftar, the ailing strongman who heads the Libyan National Army, among others. [read post]
13 May 2019, 4:49 am by Bruce Riedel
Already they have persuaded the president to back the General Khalifa Haftar movement in Libya, which borders Algeria. [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]
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]
10 May 2020, 7:00 am by Sandy Alkoutami , Frederic Wehrey
But when the eastern-based renegade general Khalifa Haftar launched an unsanctioned military operation in eastern Libya in May 2014, the country entered a second civil war. [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 8:37 am by Sara Kaufman
  Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, was originally disqualified from the race for his prior conviction of war crimes committed during the civil war.[12]  Like Gaddafi, Haftar appealed his disqualification and was permitted by the Tripolis Appeal Court to run as a presidential candidate in the election.[13]  Abdul Hamid al-Debeibah, leader of the interim government, also added his name to the list of candidates despite his pledge to not… [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 8:37 am by Sara Kaufman
  Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, was originally disqualified from the race for his prior conviction of war crimes committed during the civil war.[12]  Like Gaddafi, Haftar appealed his disqualification and was permitted by the Tripolis Appeal Court to run as a presidential candidate in the election.[13]  Abdul Hamid al-Debeibah, leader of the interim government, also added his name to the list of candidates despite his pledge to not… [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]
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]
8 Jul 2018, 7:00 am by Kimberly Marten
A different group, RSB, aided regional strongman Khalifa Haftar in Libya. [read post]