Haftar

Russia is racing to salvage what it can from a strategic nightmare. With its longstanding ally Bashar al-Assad ousted from power in Syria on 8 December, Moscow is now betting heavily on Libya as its new foothold in the region – but it's…

Khalifa Haftar, who leads a breakaway Libyan National Army in the eastern region and has a dual Libyan-US citizenship, is going to visit the US with his family and try to promote it as an official state visit, according to the Head of the…

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has said that whom it described as the Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, has hired ex-Clinton aide, Lanny Davis, and ex-Republican House Leader Bob Livingston, to lead a nearly $1 million effort to lobby the…

According to Juma al-Gamati, the head of the Taghyeer Party, Khalifa Haftar's departure from Libya's political scene has become crucial for the country's stability.The military's attempt to block the Government of National Unity…

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces requested that Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabeiba apologize for his recent remarks about the eastern city of Benghazi."Benghazi will return to the homeland, and you will return to your…

Richard Norland, the US ambassador to Libya, revealed that his country attempted to end Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's attack on Tripoli by proposing some ideas and proposals that the Tripoli authorities might negotiate on, particularly…

According to the Libyan Centre of Mine and War Remnants, there have been 93 deaths as a result of the landmines, IED and remnants of war left behind by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar during their withdrawal in the recent conflict.The…

The wave of violence and abductions in Benghazi continued this week with the Libyan Crimes Watch (LCW) confirming that a man and his entire family were abducted in Benghazi by forces loyal to retired field marshal Khalifa Haftar.The LCW…

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar welcomed the head of the newly elected presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi to Bangahzi on his first visit.The military commander also reiterated his support for the new unified executive authority and…

Haftar's official spokesman General Ahmed Al-Mismari denied the presence of Russian forces the Wagner group in the city of Sirte, stressing that the city is completely under their control.The announcement comes after recent satellite…

Head of Taghyeer Party in Libya and Special Envoy of GNA head to Maghreb Countries, Guma El-Gamaty states that Aguila Saleh has no chance of becoming a new political leader in the UN-brokered political process.Aguila Saleh is the…

According to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, in his most recent visit to Benghazi extended an offer from the head of presidential council Fayez Alserraj to field marshal Khalifa Haftar to…

Italian fisherman arrested by eastern Libyan patrol boats and held in Libya for over 100 days were finally released.The announcement that the eighteen Italian fishermen, who remained incarcerated in Libya for over three months came…

The Government of National Accord's Defence Minister Salah Al-Namroush reiterated his government's intention to withdrew from the ceasefire agreement signed this October as well as the 5+5 joint military commission if violations from…

A secret document leaked by security sources outlined that the United Arab Emirates was responsible for sending thousands of Sudanese mercenaries to Libya to support Haftar's forces against the internationally recognized Government of…

The Spokesperson for the Army of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Colonel Mohammed Gununu stated while the GNA is committed to the ongoing ceasefire agreement signed in Geneva, General Khalifa Haftar's forces have not shown the same…

War General Khalifa Haftar arrived in the capital of Egypt this Sunday at the official invitation of Egyptian officials.Sources report the visit is the first stop on an expedition tour to update Haftar's allies on the situation in…

According to sources from the city of Ubari south of Libya, Battalion 117 of Haftar's forces withdrew from the outskirts of the city after negotiations with the council.Sources report that Haftar's forces attempted to take control of a…

A woman killed and a child badly wounded in an attack carried by Haftar forces in southern Libya, in the town of Ubari.According to sources, an armed group of Battalion 128, Battalion 116 and the Battalion Tariq bin Ziyad attacked Ubari…

The United States blacklists pro-Hafter forces suspected of human rights violations and war crimes after Russia blocked UN sanctions on the militia, demanding to see more proof of human rights abuses.The sanctions imposed on Wednesday…