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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Jihad Dorgham

Strongman Haftar And Sons Tighten Grip On Eastern Libya

Khalifa Haftar, at left, on a visit to Moscow in September, 2023, is now in his early 80s (Credit: AFP)

The military strongman in the east of divided Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has named one of his sons as army chief, tightening his family's grip on the oil-rich region.

Saddam Haftar is the third of the field marshal's six sons to assume a key post, and experts see it as a sign the 81-year-old patriarch is preparing for his succession.

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