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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Libyan National Army Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi. May 17, 2014. The self-declared Libyan National Army led by a renegade general told civilians on Saturday to leave parts of Benghazi before it launched a fresh attack on Islamist militants, a day after dozens were killed in the worst clashes in the city for months. Families could be seen packing up and driving away from western districts of the port city where Islamist militants and LNA forces led by retired General Haftar fought for hours on Friday, killing at least 43 people. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Libya: LNA Forces Push West, Claim Control Over Desert Air Base
Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said they had taken the strategic military base of Jufra on Saturday after rival factions withdrew. The move consolidates control for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) over the central...Caption:
Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohamed Taher Siala (L), Martin Kobler (R), a Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Algeria’s Minister for African and Maghreb affairs, Abdelkader Messahel (C) attend a news conference on the sideline of the meeting of Libya’s neighbouring countries in Algiers, Algeria May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Libya’s Neighboring Countries Reject Foreign, Military Intervention
Cairo- The 11th ministerial meeting for Libya’s neighboring countries kicked off Monday in Algeria under the supervision of the Arab League and the United Nations. The agenda of this meeting includes important security files such as, extremist groups’ activities,...Caption:
The Kingdom of Libya flag flies in front of a refinery in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/ Files
Fierce Clashes Pit LNA, GNA Forces Eyeing Sabha Airbase, Libya
Cairo – Armed militiamen attacked the house of Al-Seddiq Al-Kabeer, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Tripoli. On the other hand, fierce clashes erupted between the Libyan National Army under the command of General Khalifa Haftar and the...Caption:
Migrant waiting to be rescued across of Libya (AFP / Aris Messinis)