Libyan unity talks upended as warlord’s son linked to drone attacks on fuel facilities Western Libya’s GNU say working with Saddam Haftar ‘impossible’ as US-backed merger plan breaks down The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
Libyan Marshal Haftar's intelligence chief killed in Benghazi car bombing Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility. Euronews · Aug 12
Libyan National Army intel chief assassinated in Benghazi car bombing The Libyan National Army, which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts continue to reunify the divided… France 24 · Aug 11
Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic 'trap', source tells Euronews A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern government, a source familiar with the matter revealed to Euronews. Euronews · Jul 10, 2025
Josephine Butler: the forgotten feminist who fought the UK police – and their genital inspections Half a century before women could vote, Butler took on the patriarchy. Since the murder of Sarah Everard, her campaigning has never seemed more relevant The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya Using a new avatar of the paramilitary group, Putin is strengthening Russia’s presence in the North African country. Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2024
Russia woos Haftar, but can the Derna floods give Libyans another chance? Moscow seized the disaster diplomacy initiative after the deadly Derna floods, with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov arriving in eastern Libya with a promise of aid. Russia is helping Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar while seeking geostrategic payback. But the Derna tragedy has also drawn the US back into Libya,… France 24 · Sep 24, 2023
Haftar’s sons rise in Libya’s east, bringing ‘corruption, death, destruction’ Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, has placed his six sons in positions of political and military power. The deadly floods in Derna have seen his youngest, Saddam, rise to head of disaster relief management and the top of his succession charts. For Libyans, it spells more bad news. France 24 · Sep 20, 2023
Libya floods: warlord using disaster response to exert control, say observers Khalifa Haftar and Libyan National Army militia said to be overseeing humanitarian relief arriving in city of Derna The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
Libya’s LNA launches operations against Chad rebels along border Civil unrest in Libya has seen rival leaders forge alliances with rebel factions in neighbouring Chad and Sudan. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
What does fighting in Darfur mean for Sudan’s western frontier? The power vacuum in western Darfur state risks drawing in fighters and weapons from Libya, CAR and Chad, analysts say. Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023
Libyan warlord could plunge Sudan into a drawn-out ‘nightmare’ conflict As Khalifa Haftar’s influence emerges, analysts warn the area could be a battleground for multiple players The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023
Haftar's LNA Denies Providing Support to One Party in Sudan against the Other Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) denied on Thursday providing support to one party in Sudan against the other. "The General Command categorically denies reports of providing support to one party against the other," LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said in a statement. Mesmari added that the LNA is conducting urgent… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2023
Libya: Reports Emerge About Security Cooperation between Haftar, Dbeibeh The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the head of the interim unity government, Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, are having "undisclosed" understandings to coordinate security and military cooperation ahead of the postponed presidential and parliamentary elections, according to informed sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 19, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023 Libya: LNA Says it Found Missing Uranium The Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar said on Thursday that 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the UN nuclear watchdog had been found near the warehouse they were taken from in southern Libya. The IAEA said in a confidential statement to member states seen by Reuters that…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 13, 2023 CIA Chief Meets Haftar, Dbeibah in Libya US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns started an unannounced trip to Libya on Thursday. In his first official visit to the country, Burns met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi and then with the head of the interim government of national unity (GNU), Abdulhamid…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 2, 2022 Libya’s Haftar Threatens to Wage ‘Decisive’ War if Peace Efforts Fail Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar issued a fresh warning to Türkiye on Tuesday, threatening to wage a “decisive war to liberate the country” from its military presence and allied mercenaries. Speaking from the city of al-Jufra, he said: “All peaceful efforts aimed at leading to the withdrawal of…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022 Libya: Haftar Distances Himself from the Dbeibeh-Bashagha Dispute The commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, distanced himself from the military conflict between the forces of the two governments in the country. Abdulhamid Dbeibeh leads the interim Libyan government, and parliament-appointed Fathi Bashagha chairs the unity cabinet. LNA official Major General Khaled al-Mahjoub denied reports…
Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2022 Russians unlikely to leave Libya, despite Ukraine war Despite rumours that Russia’s Wagner will fight in Ukraine, analysts expect the paramilitary group to stay in Libya.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022 Haftar Denies Shutting Libya’s Oil Fields, Bashagha Vows to Assume Office in Tripoli Libya’s Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha’s government will assume office in the capital Tripoli by peaceful means “soon,” it announced on Sunday.