Khalifa Haftar

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Pilot Killed In Libya Fighter Jet Crash

A Libyan air force pilot was killed Wednesday as his fighter jet crashed in the east of the country after carrying out...

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Russia Trying To Gain Influence In Libya

Russia is trying to expand its influence in Libya through a combination of military means and oil and weapons sales, a...

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East Libyan Forces Claim Victory In Southwest Benghazi

Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest...

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Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...

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Clashes Rock Libya Capital For Third Day

Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed...

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Moscow Apparently Has Forces At Base In Egypt

Moscow has apparently deployed military forces to a base in western Egypt, a US official said Tuesday, a sign Russia...

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Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...

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Libya Strongman Launches Assault On Oil Terminals

Troops commanded by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Tuesday to seize two of the...

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Libya Strongman Launches Offensive On Oil Terminals

Troops commanded by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an assault on Tuesday to seize two of the...

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East Libya Forces Prepare To Retake Key Oil Ports

Forces loyal to eastern Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday they were preparing a large counter-offensive to...

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Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports

Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military...

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East Libyan Forces Target Rival Brigades With Air Strikes Around Oil Ports

East Libyan forces carried out air strikes around major oil ports overnight as they sought to regain control of the...

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Forces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal

The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had...

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Armed Faction Enters Major Libyan Oil Ports, Putting Output At Risk

An armed faction entered two major Libyan oil ports on Friday, pushing back forces that captured and reopened the...

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Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region

Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman...

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Russia Urges ‘national Dialogue’ At Libya PM Meeting

Russia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed...

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Libya Rival Factions Agree To Hold General Elections In 2018

Libya will hold elections in 2018. Conflicting factions in the country agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary...

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Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary

Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate with...

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Egypt Mediates In Libyan Conflict

Rival factions have been fighting for power since the fall of Col Gaddafi's government in 2011 Egyptian negotiators...