Khalifa Haftar
Libyan war criminal
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Born 1943 · age 83
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Libyan military commander who went from Cold War officer to de facto ruler of eastern Libya's LNA-controlled territory since 2017. A central figure in Libya's civil conflict, commanding forces loyal to the internationally recognized government.
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Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). A prominent officer for the Libyan Arab Republic and its successor, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from 1969 to 1987, he has been a major figure of the Libyan crisis since 2011. In 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. Haftar has been the de facto ruler of the eastern part of Libya since early 2017, governing the region as a military dictatorship under the LNA.
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