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Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)

Long Thorny Road to Building a United Libyan Army

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

Tripoli – In 2014, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar reunited the Libyan military forces after they became fragmented in wake of their country’s NATO-backed armed uprising against leader Moammar al-Gadhadfi. Under Gadhafi’s regime, the army included a little more than...

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Head of Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj. Reuters

Libya: Sarraj, Haftar Share the ‘Liberation’ of Sabratha

by Khalid Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo — The ISIS Fighting Operation Room (IFOR), loyal to Head of Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj, announced on Friday their full control of Sabratha after more than two weeks of heavy clashes against Brigade 48. The clashes between a security...

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General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Moscow, Russia August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Salameh Shows Optimism about Solving Libya Crisis after Meeting Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 6, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh met on Thursday with Commander of Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city of Benghazi. On its official Facebook page, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) confirmed...

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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, French President Emmanuel Macron and Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Paris, July 25, 2017 (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)

France Stresses Commitment to ‘Celle Saint-Cloud Agreements’ during Haftar’s Visit

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – France is maintaining pressure on the Libyan parties to push for a political settlement, in continuation of the Celle Saint-Cloud summit in July, which brought together Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan armed forces, and Prime Minister...

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File photo of General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA). Photo: Philippe Wojazer/Pool/AFP

Libyan National Dialogue in Tunis Discusses Executive Authority’s Structure, Powers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis – Cairo – The two delegations to the Libyan political dialogue, which is hosted by Tunisia under the supervision of UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, discussed on Wednesday the structure of the executive authority and its powers, within a plan to amend the...