Khalifa Haftar
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 80 |
| Date of birth | November 7,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Tarhunah |
| Libya | |
| Nationality | American |
| Libyan | |
| Rank | Field marshal |
| Service/branch | Libyan National Army |
| Battles and wars | Libyan Civil War |
| Battle of Ajdabiya | |
| Children | Saddam Haftar |
| Belgacem Haftar | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Army officer | |
| Movies/Shows | Witness: Libya |
| Putin: Return of the Russian Bear | |
| Poutine, le retour de l'ours dans la danse | |
| Battleswar | Sudan Conflict |
| Command | Libyan National Army |
| Presidents | Aguila Saleh Issa |
| Mohamed al-Menfi | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 516131 |
Khalifa Haftar Life story
Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army. On 2 March 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. He also holds US citizenship.
Libya floods: The flawed response that increased Derna death toll
... Evacuation failingsSince the fall of long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been divided between a UN-backed government in the capital, Tripoli, and a rival authority backed by military strongman General Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control eastern Libya, including Derna...
Libyan rivals 'co-ordinating over flood relief'
... However, many feel power there is really held by military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Libyan National Army, Gen Haftar received an Egyptian military delegation which came to offer aid and support after the disaster...
Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
... They were driven out some years later by the Libyan National Army, forces loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar who is allied to the eastern administration...
Protests erupt in Libya over contact with Israel
... Gen Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) runs the rival government in the eastern coastal city of Tobruk...
What now for Wagner after Prigozhin's reported death?
... Following June s mutiny, Russian officials were reported to have flown to Libya to meet with Khalifa Haftar, the renegade general challenging the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, and assured him of the Wagner Group s continued support, regardless of Prigozhin s fate...
Wagner's network in Africa faces uncertain future
... In Libya, Wagner is not thought to have the numbers of fighters in the country as it did when it backed renegade general Khalifa Haftar s attempt to take the capital, Tripoli, nearly four years ago...
Libya uranium: Tonnes gone missing, UN says
... It is now split between an interim government in the capital Tripoli and another one in the east led by Gen Khalifa Haftar...
Ukraine conflict: What is Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries?
... It has been, supporting the forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar...
Ukraine conflict: What is Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries?
British Military Intelligence says 1,000 mercenaries from The Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, are being deployed to eastern Ukraine.
The Group has been active over The Past eight years in Ukraine, Syria and African countries, and has repeatedly been accused of War Crimes and Human Rights abuses.
How was the Wagner Group started?has pointed to the believed involvement of a 51-year-old former Russian Army officer, Dmitri Utkin. He is thought to have founded Wagner and given it its name - His own former call-sign.
He is a veteran of The Chechen wars, a former Special Forces officer and a Lieutenant Colonel with the GRU, Russia's Military Intelligence service.
The Wagner Group first went into action during Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, says Tracey German, Professor of Conflict and Security at King's College London.
" Its mercenaries are thought to be some of the 'Little Green men' who occupied the region, " she says. " About 1,000 of its mercenaries then supported the pro-Russian militias fighting for control of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
" Running a mercenary army is against The Russian constitution, " she adds. " However, Wagner provides the government with a force which is deniable. Wagner can get involved abroad and the Kremlin can say: 'It has nothing to do With Us '. "
Samuel Ramani, Associate Fellow at The Royal United Services Institute, says Wagner mainly recruits army veterans who need to pay off debts: " They come from rural areas where there are few other opportunities for them to make money. "
Who funds the Wagner Group?Some suggest Russia's Military Intelligence agency, the GRU, secretly funds and oversees the Wagner Group.
Mercenary sources have told The Bbc that its training base in Mol'kino in southern Russia is next to a Russian Army base.
Russia has consistently denied Wagner has any connection with The State .
The Bbc investigation that identified Utkin's links to the Wagner Group also links Yevgeny Prigozhin , the oligarch known as " Putin's chef" - so-called because he rose from being a restaurateur and caterer for the Kremlin.
Many of Mr Prigozhin's companies are currently under US sanctions for what it calls His He has always denied any connection with the Wagner Group.
Where has the Wagner Group operated?In 2015 the Wagner Group started operating In Syria , fighting alongside pro-government forces and guarding oilfields.
It has been, supporting the forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar . It's thought that up to 1,000 Wagner mercenaries took part in Haftar's advance on the official government in Tripoli in 2019.
In 2017, the Wagner Group was (CAR) to guard diamond mines. It is also reported to be working in Sudan, guarding gold mines.
In 2020, the US Treasury said Wagner had been " acting as a cover" in these countries for Mr Prighozin's mining companies, such as and - and placed them under sanctions.
Most recently, the Wagner Group has been, in West Africa , to provide security against Islamic militant groups. Its arrival in 2021 influenced the decision by France to pull its troops out of the country.
Samuel Ramani says the Wagner Group has about 5,000 mercenaries in total operating across The World .
What crimes is Wagner alleged to have committed?The United Nations and the French government have accused Wagner mercenaries of committing rapes and robberies against civilians in the Central African Republic, and the EU has imposed sanctions on them for this.
In 2020, the United States military and other improvised explosive devices in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
" Wagner Group's reckless use of landmines and booby traps are harming Innocent Civilians , " said Rear Admiral Heidi Berg, director of intelligence at the US Army's Africa Command.
What is the Wagner Group doing in the current Ukraine war?In The Weeks leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is thought Wagner Group mercenaries carried out " false flag" attacks in eastern Ukraine to give Russia a pretext for attacking, says Tracey German.
Now, messages have appeared on Russian Social Media recruiting mercenaries by inviting them to.
However, The Mercenary groups go by other names, such as " The Hawks".
Candace Rondeaux, professor of Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies at Arizona State University , says this may mark an attempt to steer away from the Wagner name because " the brand is tainted".
Source of news: bbc.com
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