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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 345

Khalifa Haftar

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting in Athens, Greece, Jan. 17, 2020 (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
November 16, 2021, 1:54 pm
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for president
Dual US citizen, whose forces are accused of atrocities and who’s widely believed to have worked with CIA, is seeking country’s highest post to ‘lead our people in a fateful stage’
By AP and ToI Staff
Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Haftar in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
November 8, 2021, 9:12 am
Son of Libyan warlord reported to visit Israel, offer ties in return for backing
Saddam Haftar said to carry message from his father requesting ‘military and diplomatic’ assistance in return for a pledge to normalize relations with the Jewish state
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (right) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018. (Avi Ohayon / PMO)
June 29, 2020, 9:43 pm
Why Egypt is staying quiet on Israel’s West Bank annexation plan
Facing numerous crises at home and abroad, Cairo cannot afford to alienate Israel and the United States
By Aaron Boxerman
Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) gesture on April 18, 2019, after taking control of the area of al-Aziziyah, located some 40 kilometers south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, following fierce clashes with forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar (Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
June 12, 2020, 8:07 pm
In interview with Israeli paper, top Libyan rebel calls for Israel’s support
Abd al-Salam al-Badri, deputy PM in eastern-based government, rails against Turkish efforts to claim natural gas resources in Mediterranean and urges Israel to oppose them
By ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Jan. 17, 2020 (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
January 18, 2020, 3:27 pm
Erdogan says Europe must back Libyan government in Tripoli
Turkish president publishes opinion ahead of meeting with leaders from Russia, the West and Arab countries, as well as the heads of the opposing Libyan factions
By andrew wilks
A mortally wounded fighter of the 'Shelba' unit, allied with the UN-supported Libyan government, is moved by comrades after being shot at the Salah-addin neighborhood front line in Tripoli, Libya on September 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Ricard Garcia Vilanova)
January 2, 2020, 6:06 pm
Turkey parliament approves Libya military deployment
Lawmakers grant a one-year mandate for their country’s forces to prop up Libya’s UN-backed government, which is under attack by military strongman Khalifa Haftar
By AFP
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses the members of his ruling party, in Ankara, Turkey, December 26, 2019. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
January 2, 2020, 11:59 am
Turkey’s parliament to vote on sending troops to Libya
Ankara wants to preserve Tripoli government so as to maintain Libyan support in its maritime disputes with Israel, Greece and Cyprus
By Suzan Fraser
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with his Tunisian counterpart at the presidential palace in Carthage, east of the capital Tunis, on December 25, 2019. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
December 26, 2019, 3:57 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan paves the way for troop deployment in Libya
President announces parliamentary vote next month on whether to send forces to protect UN-backed Tripoli government from rivals
By Ezzedine SAID and Fulya Ozerkan
Fighters loyal to the internationally-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) displaying US-made Javelin anti-tank missile and precision guided munition, which were reportedly confiscated from forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar in Gharyan, seen here on June 29, 2019. (AFP)
July 3, 2019, 8:11 pm
US senator says Libya shipments could end UAE arms sales
Robert Menendez, top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warns Secretary of State Pompeo that reported transfer of US-made missiles to rebels is ‘serious violation’
By AFP
Illustrative: A hacker in action. (BeeBright; iStock by Getty Images)
July 1, 2019, 5:26 pm
Libyan hacker used Facebook to spread malicious links
‘It is the largest malware campaign over Facebook that has ever been discovered,’ Check Point threat intelligence chief says; FB has removed fake pages and malicious links
By Shoshanna Solomon
Libya's Khalifa Haftar, third left, leaves after an International Conference on Libya at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France on May 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
April 14, 2019, 4:30 pm
Egypt’s Sissi meets Libyan strongman Haftar in Cairo
Meeting comes amid military offensive by Libyan commander to take capital Tripoli; UN health agency says fighting has killed 121 people in 10 days
By AFP
A picture taken on December 25, 2018, shows a firetruck and security officers at the scene of an attack outside the Libyan foreign ministry headquarters in the capital Tripoli. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
December 26, 2018, 10:56 pm
Libya’s chaos continues to feed jihadist threat by Islamic State
Extremist group is exploiting political divide between Libyan leaders to rebuild and launch attacks
By Imed Lamloum
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear IS jihadists from the city, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)
May 28, 2017, 4:07 am
In boost to IS, Libya jihadists Ansar al-Sharia announce dissolution
With Manchester, Egypt attacks linked to North African country, collapse of group responsible for Benghazi US embassy onslaught points to growing strength of Islamic State
By Agencies
In this March 5, 2011 file photo, an anti-government rebel sits with an anti-aircraft weapon in front an oil refinery in Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
March 14, 2017, 9:25 am
Russian special forces reportedly deployed to Egypt
Soldiers operating near Libyan border believed to be assisting Egyptian-backed militia commander
By ToI Staff and AP
People gather at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology following an air raid that missed its target in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on June 1, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/ABDULLAH DOMA)
June 2, 2014, 1:52 pm
Clashes in Libya’s Benghazi kill 10 people
A rogue general battles Islamists in the hope of defeating terrorism in the city
By AFP
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