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Spotlight | Libya
Khalifa Haftar faces tribal conundrum in Sebha

The offensive launched by Khalifa Haftar against Tamanhint airport, 20 km north of Sebha, in early April (MC 1243) will determine the future of the whole of southern Libya. Eastern "general" Haftar enjoys air superiority but, on the ground, he [...]

Published on 20/04/2017 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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