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May 18th, 2025 - 09:52 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Did Khalifa Haftar die of a stroke in Russia? Libyan stronghold disappears with his kids

ALBAWABA - Speculations about the fate of the Supreme Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, emerged online after claims that he could have suffered a health emergency. During his visit to Russia, many people took to social media platforms claiming that Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, 81, died of a stroke after he was taken to the hospital. What caused the rumor to spread fast was that the ...

Haftar Lifts Blockade on Oil Production In Libya

August 19th, 2020 - 10:30 GMT

Haftar Lifts Blockade on Oil Production In Libya

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July 13th, 2020 - 10:20 GMT

Libyan Jails Hold Untold Secrets!

Vehicles of the "Tripoli Brigade", a militia loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), parade through the Martyrs' Square at the centre of the GNA-held Libyan capital Tripoli on July 10, 2020. Mahmud TURKIA / AFP

July 12th, 2020 - 11:03 GMT

Haftar Must Withdraw if a Ceasefire Deal in Libya is to be Reached

A Russian soldier on his armoured vehicle watches Syrian rebels during evacuation from Deraa city, on July 15, 2018. AFP

July 6th, 2020 - 11:37 GMT

Russia Has Sent 300 Mercenaries to Libya For Warlord Khalifa Haftar

An elderly man waves a Libyan national flag during a demonstration in the Martyrs' Square in the centre of the Libyan capital Tripoli, currently held by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), on June 21, 2020. The GNA on June 21 denounced Egypt's warning of military intervention in Libya, labelling it a "declaration of war", after the Egyptian President warned that if pro-GNA forces advanced on the strategic city of Sirte -- some 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli -- it could provoke

July 1st, 2020 - 07:24 GMT

Turkey Accuses France of Seeking to Increase Russian Presence in Libya

Forces loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) open tank fire from their position in the al-Sawani area south of the Libyan capital Tripoli during clashes with Haftar forces, June 13, 2019. (AFP)

June 30th, 2020 - 06:03 GMT

Is Russia Sending Reinforcements to Help Haftar in Libya?

Egyptian youths fly kites in the Saft el-Laban district of the Egyptian capital Cairo's twin city of Giza on June 15, 2020. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

June 23rd, 2020 - 07:44 GMT

Egyptians Don't Want War But a Relief From Poverty!

A libyan youth checks a damaged building entrance in the Salaheddin district south of the capital Tripoli, on June 21, 2020, as some residents return to the area after it has been demined. Since 2015, a power struggle has pitted the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against strongman Khalifa Haftar. (Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

June 22nd, 2020 - 09:42 GMT

US Says it Has Proof Russia Sent Fighter Jets to Warlord Khalifa Haftar

A Turkish deminer enters a house through a hole in the wall with a warning about the presence of mines in the Salah al-Din area, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on June 15, 2020. Human Rights Watch earlier this month accused pro-Haftar forces of laying Russian and Soviet-era landmines as they withdrew from Tripoli's southern districts. A team of Turkish deminers arrived in Tripoli last week to bring their expertise, under a broader military cooperation agreement signed late last year between Tripoli an

June 17th, 2020 - 10:32 GMT

Libya Wants a Fact-Finding Commission to Bring Warlord Haftar to Justice

Members of security forces affiliated with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)'s Interior Ministry stand at a make-shift checkpoint in the town of Tarhuna, about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli on June 11, 2020. Mahmud TURKIA / AFP

June 16th, 2020 - 05:21 GMT

Libyan Govt Calls for Investigation Into Mass Killings

Fighters loyal to Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) stand atop a tank in the town of Tarhuna, about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli on June 5, 2020, after the area was taken over by pro-GNA forces from rival forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar. The GNA said on June 5 that it was back in full control of Tarhouna, the last stronghold of the forces of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar. The UN-recognised government had announced the day before that they were also in fu

June 9th, 2020 - 09:05 GMT

Erdogan, Trump Reach a 'Secret' Agreement on Libya Yet to be Unveiled

Bomb strapped to a teddy bear (Twitter)

June 8th, 2020 - 07:27 GMT

Russian Mercenaries Leave Behind a Teddy Bear Bomb Whilst Fleeing War-Torn Libya