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Tag: Khalifa Haftar
Fighting in Libyan capital reaches 23 dead
Fighting between militias that broke out on Friday night in Tripoli, against a backdrop of political chaos with two rival governments, left at least 23 ... Read More
Sudanese mercenaries fighting for Haftar agree to leave Libya
Seven Sudanese rebel groups, including former Janjaweed forces fighting on the side of warlord Khalifa Haftar, have agreed to leave Libya, reports say. The groups, ... Read More
Tunisia warns Libya’s new PM not to use territory as rear base for political ambitions
Tunisian authorities have banned Libya’s Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha appointed by the Libyan parliament from using the North African country as a rear base for ... Read More
Egypt’s Al Sisi hosts Haftar, Aqila Saleh to support political process in Libya
Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi hosted on Sunday Khalifa Haftar and House of Representatives’ (HoR) Speaker, Aqila Saleh in Cairo, as part of Egypt’s support for ... Read More
Ukraine accuses Libya’s Haftar of sending troops to Russia
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has laid into Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar for sending fighters to combat alongside Russian forces, Libya Observer reports. The ministry ... Read More
Libya: Bashagha government seizes rival administration’s office in Benghazi
Libya’s new government led by Fathi Bashagha has taken over the Benghazi office of the rival administration with the help of forces loyal to rebel ... Read More
300 Syrian fighters contracted by Wagner leave Libya
Russian private military company Wagner has flown out of Libya 300 Syrian fighters back to the Middle East country, Libya Observer reports citing Syrian As-Suwayda ... Read More
Khalifa Haftar resumes position of Commander in chief of rival Libyan army
Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of the Libyan eastern region, has resumed his position as general commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA); an army opposed ... Read More
Bashagha, Maiteeq among candidates to replace embattled Libyan PM
The Libyan parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), has accepted the candidacies of former members of Government of National Accord (GNA), the previous Libyan administration, ... Read More
Libya: UN official discusses integration of armed factions into Libyan institutions
The UN Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, spoke on Wednesday about ways to reintegrate people affiliated with armed factions into state institutions. She said ... Read More