Khalifa Haftar

May- 2020 -

26 May

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Russia Sent Warplanes to Back Mercenaries in Libya: US Military

Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar, the U.S. military command for Africa (Africom) said Tuesday, in a major escalation in the long-running conflict. The military fighter air

Apr- 2020 -

14 April

Staff Writer

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Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces fire on Tripoli after losing western towns

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army forces rained rockets on the capital Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west

Mar- 2020 -

9 March

Staff Writer

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Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire

Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do the same

Feb- 2020 -

17 February

Staff Writer

0 101

EU agrees naval mission to enforce Libya arms embargo

European Union foreign ministers on agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, replacing Operation Sophia

3 February

Staff Writer

1 62

Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks

Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission

Jan- 2020 -

22 January

Airstrike on the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya

Staff Writer

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Libya suspends operations at recently reopened Tripoli airport after rocket fire

Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli's sole functioning airport, Libya's embattled government said

14 January

Staff Writer

2 72

Haftar leaves Russia without signing Libya peace deal

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain

13 January

Staff Writer

1 73

Libya’s rival leaders to meet in Moscow for ceasefire talks

War-torn Libya's rival leaders Fayez al-Serraj and Khalifa Haftar are set to meet in Moscow to discuss a ceasefire agreement

7 January

Staff Writer

1 128

Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country

2 January

Joanne Stocker

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