Democrats call on Trump to sanction Libyan warlord Khalifa Hifter - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Feb 12, 2020

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar meets Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at the Parliament in Athens, Greece, January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas - RC2NHE9O9B9H — Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter meets Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at the parliament in Athens, Greece, Jan. 17, 2020. — REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Democrats are calling for sanctions on Libyan warlord Khalifa Hifter amid concerns that the Donald Trump administration has been too soft on him as he continues his monthslong assault on Tripoli.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called on the Trump administration to sanction Hifter under a 2017 Russia sanctions law due to the support his militias receive from the Wagner Group, a mercenary firm with strong ties to the Kremlin.

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