Khalifa Haftar
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 81 |
Date of birth | November 7,1943 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Tarhunah |
Libya | |
Nationality | American |
Libyan | |
Rank | Field marshal |
Service/branch | Libyan National Army |
Battles and wars | Libyan Civil War |
Battle of Ajdabiya | |
Children | Saddam Haftar |
Belgacem Haftar | |
Job | Soldier |
Army officer | |
Movies/Shows | Witness: Libya |
Putin: Return of the Russian Bear | |
Poutine, le retour de l'ours dans la danse | |
Battleswar | Sudan Conflict |
Command | Libyan National Army |
Presidents | Aguila Saleh Issa |
Mohamed al-Menfi | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 516131 |
Khalifa Haftar Life story
Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army. On 2 March 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. He also holds US citizenship.
Libya floods: The flawed response that increased Derna death toll
... Evacuation failingsSince the fall of long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been divided between a UN-backed government in the capital, Tripoli, and a rival authority backed by military strongman General Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control eastern Libya, including Derna...
Libyan rivals 'co-ordinating over flood relief'
... However, many feel power there is really held by military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Libyan National Army, Gen Haftar received an Egyptian military delegation which came to offer aid and support after the disaster...
Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
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... Gen Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) runs the rival government in the eastern coastal city of Tobruk...
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... Following June s mutiny, Russian officials were reported to have flown to Libya to meet with Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general challenging the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, and assured him of the Wagner Group s continued support, regardless of Prigozhin s fate...
Wagner's network in Africa faces uncertain future
... In Libya, Wagner is not thought to have the numbers of fighters in the country as it did when it backed renegade general Khalifa Haftar s attempt to take the capital, Tripoli, nearly four years ago...
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... It is now split between an interim government in the capital Tripoli and another one in the east led by Gen Khalifa Haftar...
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... It has been, supporting the forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar...
Libyan rivals 'co-ordinating over flood relief'
By Aoife WalshBBC News
The two rival governments in Libya are co-ordinating relief efforts for flood victims, the UN has said.
More Than 5,300 people died after two dam bursts brought devastating floods to The Eastern city of Derna.
At least 10,000 people are missing, and tens of thousands more have been displaced.
A UN official said that both The Eastern and western governments had requested international aid and were liaising with each other.
" Both governments have reached out to The International community requesting services and help, " Tauhid Pasha, of The International Organisation for Migration, told BBC Radio 4 's The World Tonight programme.
" The Government of National Unity [western government] has extended its support to us and its request on behalf of the entire country and they are also co-ordinating with the government in The East , " He Said .
" The Challenge now is The International community responding accordingly to the needs and the requests of the governments, " he added.
Mr Pasha said support needed to be scaled up " very, very quickly and to do so we need money".
Since the in 2011, Libya has been split between the two rival governments and mired In Conflict between numerous different militias.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah leads the UN-backed Government of National Unity in Tripoli, Libya's western Capital City .
Osama Hamad, the Prime Minister in The East , leads a rival administration known as The House of Representatives. However, many feel power there is really held by military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar , who leads the Libyan National Army ,
Gen Haftar received an Egyptian military delegation which came to offer aid and support after the disaster.
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Turk stressed that all political groups had to work together in The Aftermath of the floods.
" This is a time for unity of purpose, " He Said .
" All those affected must receive support without regard for any affiliations. It is important that particular care is taken to ensure protection of groups in vulnerable situations who are rendered even more At Risk in The Aftermath of such a disaster. "
Abdulkader Assad, political editor of the Libya Observer, said having an internationally recognised government in The West rivalled by another government in The East had hindered rescue efforts.
" We all know that Libya has been split between two governments for the Last Decade at least and we haven't actually felt the impact of this division because The Presence of two governments was all about vying for power and taking control of the country and parts of the country, " He Said .
" But now that some of the cities are experiencing this Natural Disaster , this calamity, we could see that the lack of a unified centralised government is actually affecting the lives of people. "
Libyan rescue teams searching for survivors in Derna are being supported on the ground by:
Tommaso Della Longa, spokesman for The President of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said time to find survivors was running out.
" We know that unfortunately this window Will Close in The Next hours but hope is Still There , " He Said .
Libyan Red Crescent teams in The Field , He Said , described the disaster as like " a bombardment and Earthquake . . Happening at the same time".
" What they are telling us are really stories of entire areas of The City are not any more there, villages that are completely destroyed and thousands of families that at The Moment really need everything, " Mr Della Longa added.
Usama Al Husadi, 52, has been searching for his wife and five children since the catastrophic flood hit.
" I went by foot searching for them. . I went to all hospitals and schools but no luck, " he told Reuters news agency as he wept with his head in his hands.
" We lost at least 50 members from My Father 's family, between missing and dead, " He Said .
The bodies of More Than 80 Egyptian migrants killed in The Flood were returned to Egypt, the country's emigration ministry said, and were buried in their respective towns.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com