...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. Actually, he is, but slowly..., announced that it scored a new advance in the southwestern part of the country in its struggle against the
The front man for the General Command of the LNA, Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, confirmed on his Facebook page on Sunday that their forces have tightened their control over the western Bograin Gate.
He stated that the LNA forces found large quantities of weapons, ammunition and military equipment in the area "after the enemy fled."
The Bograin Gate is located near the strategic port city of Misrata in the northern part of Libya.
Misrata is one of the main strongholds for the GNA and an important logistical supply port for the latter’s forces.
The GNA have not yet commented on the news of these gains by the LNA.