Tag: Khalifa Haftar
Libya: Eighteen Migrants Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes off Libya’s Coast
At least 18 migrants have died and 18 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the western Libyan city of Zawiya early Tuesday morning, ... Read More
Russia Resumes Military Air Operations Between Syria and Eastern Libya
Russia has restarted military flights between its Hmeimim Air Base in Syria and Al-Khadim Air Base in eastern Libya after a five-month suspension, Italy’s Nova ... Read More
Libya: UN Envoy explores with Haftar roadmap to resolve political stalemate
UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh met Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Sunday, September 7, to deliberate on a roadmap aimed at ending ... Read More
Libya’s Haftar offers Russia military base on border with Chad, Sudan- media
Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar reportedly offered Russia a military base near the border with Chad and Sudan, confirming Moscow’s ambitions to make Libya its ... Read More
Libya: Amnesty calls for end to impunity for Haftar’s forces
Amnesty International has condemned the ongoing impunity for deaths in custody and severe human rights abuses committed by armed groups under Khalifa Haftar’s command. In ... Read More
Libya: Joint Military Commission (5+5) confirms ceasefire is still in place
At the conclusion of its meeting in Sirte on Sunday, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission reassured all Libyans of the ceasefire's stability, referencing the agreement ... Read More
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