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Libyan Marshal Haftar's intelligence chief killed in Benghazi car bombing

Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility.

Euronews · Aug 12

Libyan National Army intel chief assassinated in Benghazi car bombing

The Libyan National Army, which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts continue to reunify the divided…

France 24 · Aug 11

EU has long engaged with Libya’s Haftar on ‘technical’ migration matters, sources tell Euronews

"Technical" discussions on migration have been ongoing for years between the European Commission and de facto representatives of eastern Libya, including General Khalifa Haftar's military staff. Recently, Brussels has started engaging with eastern Libya at a more political level.

Euronews · Oct 14, 2025

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Oilfield slowdown exposes political volatility in Libya and beyond

Apparent shutdown attempt shows potential for some leaders to use such threats to enforce personal agenda

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Strongman Haftar And Sons Tighten Grip On Eastern Libya

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.

International Business Times · Jun 15, 2024

Libya floods: the drowning of Derna was a man-made disaster decades in the making

In the early hours of September 11, residents of Derna in north-east Libya woke to the sound of loud explosions. After more than a decade of conflict – initially between the Gaddafi regime and local factions, then among militias fighting for rule – they were used to the noise.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Haftar’s sons rise in Libya’s east, bringing ‘corruption, death, destruction’

Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, has placed his six sons in positions of political and military power. The deadly floods in Derna have seen his youngest, Saddam, rise to head of disaster relief management and the top of his succession charts. For Libyans, it spells more bad news.

France 24 · Sep 20, 2023

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Libya floods: warlord using disaster response to exert control, say observers

Khalifa Haftar and Libyan National Army militia said to be overseeing humanitarian relief arriving in city of Derna

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

‘An alarm bell’: Libyan poet warned of flood risk in Derna before dying in storms

Mustafa al-Trabelsi attended a meeting about state of the dams days before Storm Daniel hit city

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Analysis: Fallout from Israel meeting shows militia power in Libya

The outcome of the meeting between Israel and Libya’s foreign ministers is a weakened Libyan PM, and stronger militias.

Al Jazeera · Sep 2, 2023

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