The rapid rise of Libya's General Hifter - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri

May 24, 2017

A man holds a picture of General Khalifa Haftar during a demonstration in support of the Libyan army under the leadership of General Khalifa in Benghazi, Libya November 6, 2015. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori - RTX1V2OW — A man holds a picture of Gen. Khalifa Hifter during a demonstration in support of the Libyan army under the leadership of Khalifa in Benghazi, Libya, Nov. 6, 2015. — REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

A damaged building is pictured after clashes between rival militias, in an area at Alswani road in Tripoli July 28, 2014. A rocket hit a fuel storage tank in a chaotic battle for Tripoli airport that has all but closed off international flights to Libya, leaving fire-fighters struggling to extinguish a giant conflagration. Two rival brigades of former rebels fighting for control of Tripoli International Airport have pounded each other's positions with Grad rockets, artillery fire and cannons for two weeks,

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Ex-general Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference after surviving an assassination attempt, in Al Marj, east of Benghazi June 4, 2014. Gunmen in Libya shot dead a Swiss national working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), fired a grenade at the prime minister's office and tried to kill Haftar, in a series of attacks on Wednesday. A suicide bomber blew up a sports utility vehicle packed with explosives at retired general Haftar's base in Benghazi, according to his spokesman, Moha

Hifter campaign reveals power of Libyan Islamist militias

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri

The story behind the general who will likely shape Libya's future

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Libyan Government of National Accord Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah attend a signing ceremony after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 12, 2021.

Libya’s parliament reaches out to Ankara leaving Gen. Hifter in the cold

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri