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Libyan General Khalifa Haftar addresses a press conference in Benghazi. AP

Haftar Holds Secret Meetings in Rome on Migration

by Jamal Jawhar | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Following an invitation from the Italian government, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army, arrived in Rome Tuesday to meet with Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti, Interior Minister Marco Minniti, the head of the Italian intelligence...

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Migrants in a detention center before being voluntarily returned to their countries of origin. Tripoli, 29 August. [Hani Amara/REUTERS]

Haftar Declines to Attend Congo Summit… Sudan Denies Closing its Borders with Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, was absent on Thursday from an African summit on the Libyan crisis held in the Congolese capital Brazzaville. A media official at Haftar’s office said that the general had officially apologized...

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Spokesman of Libyan National Army (LNA) colonel Ahmed Al Masmary gestures during a news conference in Benghazi, Libya, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya: Haftar Forces Prepare to Deter New Attack on Oil Crescent Area

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Amid a state of anticipation of a new attack by armed militias on the Oil Crescent area, which is controlled by the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Hafter, at least five people were killed in clashes in Suq al-Khamis and al-Hira areas southwest of...

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Boris Johnson met Libyan Unity Government Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj (right). Reuters

Haftar Threatens ISIS after Terrorist Attack on Army Checkpoint

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Libyan National Army vowed Wednesday to eliminate ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the deaths of nine soldiers from the Libyan army in an attack on a checkpoint controlled by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar south of Tripoli. “At least...

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Warfali allegedly personally shot or ordered the execution of people. AFP

Haftar Announces Arrest of War Crimes Suspect Mahmoud Warfali

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- In a surprising development, the Libyan army announced that one of its officers, recently accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing war crimes, is under arrest and is currently under investigation for the first time in the history of...