...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all. Actually, he is, but slowly..., announced on Saturday, the restructuring of the main military operations room.
In a statement published by its spokesperson, Ahmed al-Mismari, the leadership indicated that after the successes of the Libyan Army in the battle to "liberate the capital, Tripoli
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The statement continued: "In order to protect the civilian population and to avoid casualties, we left the cities and we will fight the enemy in the desert and open lands face to face."
The statement continued that the management of military operations will be better within the framework of a tight strategic plan, "that includes harnessing the capabilities of the Libyan armed forces, civil authorities and the people with its multiple tribes and elites."
The General Command declared, "The reconfiguration of the main military operations room for the Libyan Army and the assignment of competent officers who are able to interact with the battle and its variables and the confidence of the people in them."
The move by the LNA comes at a time when their forces are facing a well-armed enemy, who is heavily backed by the