Playing one country against the other and exploiting competing interests of regional powers, Haftar has done everything to keep the conflict running as a freeloader.

Khalifa Haftar has ordered the transfer of affiliation of some of his “military command units” to the General Staff of his forces under the leadership of Abdelrazik Al-Nathori.

US officials say Washington has threatened warlord Khalifa Haftar with sanctions over his refusal to reopen oil exports, which the US said that it was a decision made under Russian influence.

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) reported yesterday that it has ‘‘mounting evidence that Russia, through the Wagner Group, continues to position military equipment in Libya capable of conducting kinetic operations there’’.

Turkey and Russia said they will push for a cease-fire in Libya, where they support opposing sides in a civil war, while tensions continue to escalate between Ankara and Europe elsewhere in the Mediterranean, exposing a tangle of competing alliances across the region.

The Volcano of Rage Operation of the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) said it destroyed Thursday four tons of war remnants and mines planted by Khalifa Haftar’s forces in residential areas in southern Tripoli.

Libya on Thursday revealed a list of suspects involved in mass graves discovered in Tarhuna city and areas south of the capital Tripoli, Anadolu Agency reports.

The Ministry of Justice of Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli reported yesterday that 11 unidentified blindfolded bodies were discovered on Tuesday in a mass grave in Tarhuna, 90 km south of the capital Tripoli.

The First conference of pro-civilian-state February revolutionaries was held Wednesday under the slogan: “Improving Libyan Army and Activating National Guard Law”.

Turkey and Russia have agreed to keep pushing for a ceasefire in Libya, but Ankara said eastern commander Khalifa Haftar was not legitimate, and his forces must withdraw from key positions for any credible deal to emerge.