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Haftar-led Libyan Army scores big advance inside Tripoli
 [ALMASDARNEWS] The Libyan National Army, led by their commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... , scored a big advance in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... on Wednesday, giving their forces control of several sites in and around the city. According to reports, the Libyan National Army was able to capture Military Engineering School, Plateau Project, Habda Project, Police Academy, and several other sites. In addition to their advance, the Libyan National Army killed several fighters and destroyed a couple vehicles belonging to the This latest advance has put the Libyan National Army inside the southern part of Tripoli.  ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...is expected to vote this week on whether or not they are going to send troops to Libya. For the Government of National Accord, this vote could not come any sooner, as the Libyan National Army is quickly closing in on the capital’s city-center. Related: Libyan National Army: 2019-12-30 Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib Libyan National Army: 2019-12-29 'Turkish troops unwanted, destabilizing': Libyan parliament speaker Libyan National Army: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Related: Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-30 Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Khalifa Haftar: 2019-12-27 Turkey poised to send troops to Libya Related: Government of National Accord: 2019-12-27 Libya's Tripoli-based govt makes formal request for Turkish military support, Turkey gets ready to rock Government of National Accord: 2019-12-27 Turkey poised to send troops to Libya Government of National Accord: 2019-12-25 Tripoli-based Libyan forces interested in bringing Turkish tanks, drones to Libya: Al-Sarraj Posted by: Fred 2020-01-02 |
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