Khalifa Haftar

In jap Libya, and particularly in Benghazi, Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces have sought to rescue key businessmen to finance the Libyan nationwide military in want of sources. New movies are circulating exhibiting revenge towards actual property and firms belonging to Abdullatif al-Mashai, a businessman who's now refusing redemption. These blackmailes are carried out by the Tarek Ben Ziyad Brigade led…

There are main obstacles to peace in Libya, even when the brand new unity authorities had raised hopes within the war-torn nation, analysts mentioned. Hundreds of international mercenaries are nonetheless in place, political factions stay deeply divided and the promise of elections in December appears to be slipping away. "The honeymoon of Libya's GNU (Authorities of Nationwide Unity) is now too lengthy gone," mentioned analyst Emadeddin Badi. After a dismal, year-long battle for the western capital…

In Chad, three weeks after Idriss Deby's loss of life on a battlefield, many are questioning concerning the function of Marshal Haftar's Libyan and Vladimir Putin's Russians within the insurgent offensive that was deadly for the Chadian president. Was there a Benghazi and Moscow conspiracy in opposition to Ndjamena? Was it additionally the need to weaken Paris? And why didn't Paris reply? Jalel Harchaoui is a researcher on the NGO World Initiative, primarily based in Geneva. He solutions the questions from Christophe…

Armed militias briefly took over a resort within the Libyan capital Tripoli that serves because the headquarters of the interim authorities, officers mentioned on Saturday, suggesting that underlying tensions stay within the war-torn nation that has entered right into a political course of. Friday's growth got here after the three members of the presidential council earlier this week appointed a brand new head of the intelligence service, Libya's model of the CIA. The militia, which controls Tripoli,…

On Thursday, Western nations referred to as on Libya's interim authorities to start preparations for the struggle - torn nation's deliberate elections in December. Libya's caretaker authorities, shaped in March by means of a UN-backed dialogue between Libya, has a mandate to guide the nation to elections on December 24, however formal preparations haven't but begun. "Along with the political and safety preparations, the technical and logistical preparations will likely be vital," a joint assertion from…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah suspended a planned visit to eastern Benghazi province after Putis General Khalifa Haftar's militia prevented a government-protected plane and protocol staff from landing. Sources on the ground said the incident underscores the continued friction between the competing camps. Sources told the Daily Sabah that by blocking the prime minister's visit to their stronghold, the Haftar militia clearly showed that the warlord did not support Dbeibah, contrary…

Jan Kubis, UN Particular Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Help Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), met with Libyan interlocutors and officers to advertise a ceasefire and steerage for the Libyan Political Dialogue Discussion board (LPDF) main as much as the nationwide elections in December. On Wednesday, Kubis held a sequence of conferences with high-level Libyan officers, together with the nation's Overseas Minister Najla El-Mangoush. Each reiterated the necessity to withdraw all international…

The newly formed Libyan government plans to deploy funds to reconstruct the country's war-torn cities and regions, said Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Wednesday. Dbeibah's comments came during a government meeting in the capital Tripoli. "The government will set up funds to rebuild cities damaged by the war such as Benghazi, Tripoli and Sirte," he said without giving further details. There are no official estimates of the cost of the reconstruction projects needed in Libya. But Mohammad Raied, head of Libya's…

Milities loyal to Putist normal Khalifa Haftar have blocked a authorities assembly within the jap metropolis of Benghazi, and outraged response in Libya with the nation's deputy prime minister Ibrahim Abu Jinnah putting on Tuesday. "It's unlucky that any social gathering is making an attempt to take care of the state with political division, dissolution of the state and blackmail of its establishments," Abu Jinnah stated in an announcement on his Fb account. On Sunday, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid…

Conflicts broke out between two armed groups loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar in eastern Benghazi's Laithi area, according to sources on Wednesday. The conflict broke out after an armed group attacked a house belonging to a member of an investigation group called Salem el-Badri, sources on the ground told the Daily Sabah. They pointed out that the clashes took place late on Tuesday, which led to the locals spending hours in panic and anxiety. The growing conflicts between militia groups at a…