Khalifa Haftar

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…

A Libyan warlord, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was shot dead on Wednesday, March 24, in Benghazi, in the east. This is Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a member of the forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a strongman from eastern Libya and commander of the Libyan National Army. Al-Werfalli was the subject of two ICC war crimes arrest warrants.…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday said in a letter to the port and maritime transport administration that his forces do not oppose the docking of Turkish-flagged commercial ships in the port of eastern Benghazi province, which his militias control. "We have no objection to entering our ports with Turkish-flagged commercial vessels following the stated legal procedures and legislation," Libya Al-Hadath, a pro-Haftar television station, quoted him in the letter. Libya has been torn apart by…

Libya's Joint Military Commission 5 + 5 held a meeting in the coastal city of Sirte on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to clear mines and remnants of war from the coastal road connecting the city to Misrata. "The meeting will discuss progress in removing mines along the coastal road," Mohamed Turjuman, director of the Libyan Demining Center, told Anadolu Agency (AA). "The Commission will submit technical reports on cleared areas for mines to UNSMIL representatives and international observers," he…

Eighty-four parliamentarians from Tobruk and Tripoli announced on Wednesday that they will give the new Libyan interim government and its soon-to-be-formed government of national unity their confidence "without restrictions or conditions." "We, the undersigned representatives, call on our colleagues to hold a session to give the National Unity Government confidence," they wrote in a statement. The statement was issued a day after a meeting was held in Tripoli to determine the location of the session.…

This is a first since 2014: an Egyptian delegation was officially scheduled in Tripoli, Sunday, December 27, with the government of national unity in Fayez el-Sarraj. During the Battle of Tripoli, Egypt, along with Russia and the United Arab Emirates and a few Western countries, had supported its rival, the strong man from the eastern part of the country, Marshal Khalifa Haftar. But according to…

In Libya, if the ceasefire signed last October is still generally respected, the warlords continue to collide through intermediate communication. On Thursday, Marshal Khalifa Haftar called on his troops to "expel the Turkish occupiers". Ankara's response was not long in coming. There is no question for Ankara about losing…

Fathi Bachagha, Libya's Interior Minister for the National Accord Government (GNA), is in Paris for three days. Arrived on November 18 at Fathi Bachagha received the next day by the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, as well as by his counterpart, Gérald Darmanin. Other meetings are scheduled for November 20 at the Ministry of Defense. Fathi Bachagha is a heavyweight in Tripoli and one of the most important players in the Libyan scene. He said he responded to France's invitation while many are in the camp in…

Six Libyan diplomats, together with the ambassador to be appointed to Bangui, have been expelled from the Central African Republic on Saturday, October 24. They'd been arrested on their arrival the day earlier than by the port safety forces after which positioned underneath home arrest at a resort within the capital underneath guard, awaiting deportation. An incident indicating that the Libyan disaster…

The UN announced this Friday 23. October a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Libya between the Khalifa Haftar camp in Benghazi and the government of national unity based in Tripoli. The warlords signed an agreement after five days of talks in Geneva. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the ceasefire…