Khalifa Haftar

Bosnia and Herzegovina is another country that resumed its embassy in war-torn Libya, as a series of countries have recently done when Tripoli took a path towards peace and stability through a UN-led process. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened its embassy on Monday, the Libyan embassy in Sarajevo said in a statement. Visa services have resumed at the Bosnian Herzegovina embassy in Libya, the announcement added. The latest step will contribute to the common interests and cooperation between the two countries, especially in…

Russia's Wagner group is increasingly pushing tribes in southern Libya to support Putist general Khalifa Haftar as the latter declines with Libya embarking on a new political path towards normalization and ending the country's decadelong war. Sources on the ground told the Daily Sabah that the Wagner group is trying to help Haftar through pressing tribes that want to support the newly elected government of national unity (GNU). Sources stressed that Wagner used the argument to fight Daesh when he…

Rival militias loyal to putschist general Khalifa Haftar collided on Thursday in the coastal town of Sirte for unknown reasons, military sources said. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in clashes between militants from the Kaniyat Brigade, the 166th Brigade and the Versefane Brigade in Sirte, General Abdulhadi Dirah, spokesman for the Libyan army's Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, told Anadolu Agency (AA). ). On February 2 this year, a collision between pro-Haftar militias…

As Libya makes progress towards peace through renewed efforts to resolve the country's decadelong conflict, East-based Putist General Khalifa Haftar continues to acquire weapons and ammunition, according to the Libyan army. The army on Wednesday stated that two Egyptian planes that landed at Libya's southern Sabha International Airport had brought weapons and ammunition to Haftar. Abdulhadi Dirah, a spokesman for the Libyan army's Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, said the weapons were hidden in a…

Russia's Wagner group is preparing to send 300 Syrian fighters from Bashar Assad's regime-controlled Deir el-Zour to fight alongside Libyan putsch general Khalifa Haftar, security sources said on Monday. Sources told the Daily Sabah that the new Syrian mercenary group consists of fighters loyal to the regime, Iran-backed foreign groups and volunteers from Assad's army. The group is currently training in Syria and will be sent to eastern Libya's Benghazi towards the end of April. Sources said that the…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which supported Libya's East-based Putist General Khalifa Haftar during its offensive against the legitimate administration, has promised support for the new unity government in Tripoli formed after UN-sponsored peace talks. Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Libya's caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah in the United Arab Emirates' capital late on Wednesday. He "renewed his support for the new executive in Libya and their quest…

After terrorizing Libya's Tarhuna for several years during their rule over the city, the Kaniyat militia has still not been held accountable for its war crimes as authorities continue to locate mass graves. "They spared no child, no woman, no old man," said Mohamed Amer, mourning the murdered under the reign of terror by six brothers who ruled the Libyan city with bloodshed. "I am the father of the martyr Moaid, cold-blooded killed by the criminal gang Kaniyat," said Amer, a silver-haired father in his…

Forces in western Libya on Wednesday released more than 100 detainees who had been captured during fighting under Putin general Khalifa Haftar, in a conciliatory gesture following the latest agreements, officials said. The fighters were liberated in the coastal city of Zawiya during a televised ceremony attended by senior officials of the newly appointed transitional government. The men fought for the 107th Brigade under the leadership of Haftar. Mohammad Younes Menfi, head of the presidential…

The arrival of the new unified commander has not yet changed the security situation in Libya. In both the East and the West, human rights abuses, abductions and arbitrary detentions continue. In recent times, the largest city in eastern Libya has been the scene of an unprecedented series of murders and kidnappings. The new CEO seems powerless in the face of the uncertainty that prevails throughout the country. Since March 18, when a dozen bodies full of bullets strewn across the streets of Benghazi, atrocities have…

The UN's new special envoy for Libya called on foreign forces and mercenaries on Wednesday to leave the conflict-torn country required in last year's ceasefire agreement. Speaking to the UN Security Council, Jan Kubis warned of "pitfalls" that could hinder or delay the December elections in order to provide a unified government for the nation after years of division. Kubis said the ceasefire agreement in October remains in force, but foreign forces and mercenaries have not provided and "there are reports of ongoing…