Khalifa Haftar
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Aug- 2023 -26 AugustAfrica
East Libya Strongman Launches Assault on Chad Rebels
Libyan troops loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an airborne assault on a Chadian rebel headquarters in the southern desert.
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17 AugustAfrica
Truce Holds in Libya After Clashes Kill 55
Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic resumed.
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16 AugustAfrica
Clashes Between Rival Factions in Libya Capital Kill 27: Medics
Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106.
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Aug- 2022 -29 AugustAfrica
Libya Clashes Kill 23, Spark Fears of New War
Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 23 people and damaged six hospitals in Tripoli.
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Jul- 2022 -22 JulyAfrica
Militia Clashes in Libya Capital Kill 9
At least nine people were killed overnight Thursday-Friday in heavy clashes between militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli, emergency services said.
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Sep- 2021 -20 SeptemberMiddle East
Haftar’s East Libya Forces Say Two Dead in Helicopter Crash
Two people died in Libya after helicopters belonging to forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar collided in the country's east.
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Apr- 2021 -16 AprilAfrica
Russia Calls for Deeper Military Ties With Libya
Russia on Friday welcomed the prospect of renewed military cooperation with war-shattered Libya.
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1 AprilAfrica
Libya Authorities Release 120 Captured Pro-Haftar Fighters
Authorities in western Libya released 120 fighters from a rival eastern force on Wednesday, the latest move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process aimed at ending years of violence.
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Mar- 2021 -15 MarchAfrica
Eastern Libya Forces Say Arrested ‘Prominent IS Leader’ Abu Omar
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Sunday the arrest of a top Islamic State group figure in the south of the North African country.
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10 MarchAfrica
Libya PM Demands Mercenaries Leave, Urges Parliament Back Government
Libya's prime minister-designate demanded the departure of an estimated 20,000 foreign fighters as he sought support from lawmakers to help end a grinding civil war in the North African nation.
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