Khalifa Haftar

The explosives provided by forces loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar and foreign fighters following the attack on Tripoli continue to pose a deadly threat to civilians living in the region. Sadeeq Ferjani's death from a captive trap left by warriors at his home in southern Tripoli is a reminder of the deadly efforts in Libya when international powers meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis. Sadeeq, 39 years old and planning to get married, went with three neighbors to check the damage after a fight…

The Libyan interim government has reopened a major highway connecting the country's long-divided eastern and western cities, in the latest attempt to reunite the territories after years of civil war. The announcement comes three days before an international conference on Libya, which will host Germany and the United Nations in Berlin. "I am so pleased to be part of the opening of this essential lifeline that links the east of our country to its west," Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah…

Putschist General Khalifa Haftar is blocking a constitutional referendum in Libya because he knows he cannot run for president because of his dual citizenship, Libya's top prime minister said on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists in the capital Tripoli, Khalid al-Mishri pointed to an article from the draft constitution that those with dual citizenship could not be candidates for the presidency. Haftar has both Libyan and American citizenship, which excludes him from Libya's future political landscape.…

Russian mercenaries have captured everything in Libya, from streets and houses to dolls, following the attack on the capital Tripoli, launched by Putist general Khalifa Haftar, the British daily The Independent reported on Monday. "Russian mercenaries fled the Libyan capital last summer, leaving behind booby-trapped houses and farms," ​​the newspaper quoted Libyan demining experts as saying. "They (Russian mercenaries) attached explosives to toilet seats, doors and teddy bears, designed to detonate when touched."…

Two policemen were killed in a car bomb near a checkpoint in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late Sunday, a security source said. "A car bomb exploded as it passed a roadblock set up by security forces," said a city police officer. Sebha is located about 750 kilometers south of the capital Tripoli. "Two security officers were killed, five others were injured and serious property damage was caused," the source said. Local media showed pictures of damaged safety control vehicles surrounded by debris. Daesh…

Libyan politicians celebrated on Sunday the first anniversary of Tripoli's victory over Putist general Khalifa Haftar's forces. In a congratulatory message, Libya's Supreme Minister, led by Khalid al-Mishri, thanked the countries, including Turkey, which supported the internationally recognized government in its defense of the Libyan capital against Haftar's 14-month attack, which was supported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). , Egypt, France and Russia. "We congratulate the honorable Libyan people…

Greece on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with the UN over Berlin's decision not to invite Athens to a conference on Libya this month in the German capital. "In (a) telephone conversation, I discussed (developments) in Libya with UN Secretary-General Jan Kubis. . Expressed dissatisfaction with Germany's decision not to invite Greece to the Berlin Conference. Cooperation with UN refugees in Libya is also in focus, "wrote Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Twitter. Germany and the UN plan…

Libya's caretaker government should not delay the planned elections in December, as the war-torn country seeks to return to peace and security, Libya's former interior minister Fathi Basgagha said on Wednesday. In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), Bashagha, who left the government in March but is still an influential figure, said he was only "still thinking" about a possible presidential election. He said that ten years after the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi and with UN-sponsored peace…

UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubis said that progress towards a political solution to the North African country's decadelong conflict had stalled as the Libyan army had accused militias loyal to Putist General Khalifa Haftar of killing one person. The spokesman for the army unit Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations, General Abdulhadi Dirah, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the 77th Division of the pro-Haftar forces killed Mohammed Juma in Jufra. The current situation is tense in Jufra, and residents have begun…

Turkish parts who're legitimately in Libya on the official invitation of the federal government and Russia's Wagner's mercenary group that has supported a warlord can't be thought-about equal, safety sources say. "It doesn't matter the platform, provided that the 2 sides (Wagner's mercenaries and Turkish forces) should not equal," the sources informed the Each day Sabah. Just lately, some media and studies have in contrast Turkish forces on the bottom in Libya with the unlawful mercenaries from the…