Turkish ambassador’s Benghazi visit signals further Turkish rapprochement with Hafter’s eastern Libya – interests override principles and make allies of old enemies
Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

Turkish ambassador’s Benghazi visit signals further Turkish rapprochement with Hafter’s eastern Libya – interests override principles and make allies of old enemies

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 30 January 2022: Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya, Kenan Yilmaz, visited the Municipality of Benghazi yesterday signalling further...

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Dec 14 Sami Zaptia

Sebha clashes follow yesterday's police vehicle seizure

By Sami Zaptia.The fort at Sebha, capital of Fezzan.Tripoli, 14 December 2021: Clashes broke out in the early hours of today in Sebha between governme...

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Dec 14 Sami Zaptia

Sebha Security Directorate condemns pro Hafter forces for stealing 11 police vehicles

By Sami Zaptia.The fort at Sebha, capital of Fezzan.Tripoli, 14 December 2021: Sebha Security Directorate (SSD), aligned to the Libyan government base...

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Dec 6 Sami Zaptia

Hafter returned to presidential election by Court of Appeal

By Sami Zaptia.Khalifa Hafter has been returned to the 24 December presidential election race by a Court of Appeal- overturning a lower court ruling (...

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Hafter announces he is running in Libya’s presidential elections
Nov 16 Sami Zaptia

Hafter announces he is running in Libya’s presidential elections

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 16 November 2021:Khalifa Hafter announced today that he is running in Libya’s presidential elections planned to start on 24 De...

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BREAKING: Hafter steps down temporarily as Commander-in-Chief from 23 September to 24 December – in preparation for elections?
Sep 22 Sami Zaptia

BREAKING: Hafter steps down temporarily as Commander-in-Chief from 23 September to 24 December – in preparation for elections?

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 September 2021:Khalifa Hafter has stepped down temporarily as Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) for...

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Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

Analysis: Libya’s status quo power elite continues to be unified in conspiring against public desire for elections?

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's status quo forces and their international backers are conspiring to avoid the holding of elections  (Photo: MoI).London, 20 Sep...

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Clashes in Libyan south between Hafter’s forces and FACT - claims of French involvement
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

Clashes in Libyan south between Hafter’s forces and FACT - claims of French involvement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 September 2021:The War Division Information department of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) (formerly k...

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Aug 23 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes release of war prisoners by Hafter

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 August 2021:UNSMIL welcomed Saturday the recent release of detainees as a result of the continued confidence-building effort...

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HoR approves law for the direct election of Libya’s next president
Aug 18 Sami Zaptia

HoR approves law for the direct election of Libya’s next president

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 August 2021: In a rowdy session yesterday, Libya’s parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), approved the law to elect...

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