There’s an intense battle for Libya’s capital Tripoli that’s killed more than 200 civilians and displaced thousands of people. The offensive is being led by a renegade general named Khalifa Haftar who’s fighting militias loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord. But who is Haftar, which countries support him and which world powers back the GNA? Start Here explains what’s behind the fight for Libya and why the international community has struggled to stop it.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
What’s Happening with the War in Libya?
There’s an intense battle for Libya’s capital Tripoli that’s killed more than 200 civilians and displaced thousands of people. The offensive is being led by a renegade general named Khalifa Haftar who’s fighting militias loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord. But who is Haftar, which countries support him and which world powers back the GNA? Start Here explains what’s behind the fight for Libya and why the international community has struggled to stop it.
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