Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s advance on Tripoli has shocked the international community and sparked a UN call for a military halt. But is it too little too late to contain the self-aggrandising military man’s ambitions? On Thursday, April 4, UN Secretary-General Antonio...

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops on Thursday to march on the capital Tripoli, taking his conflict with the internationally recognized government to a dangerous new level. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is in Tripoli trying to push an international...

Eastern Libyan forces Thursday took full control of Gharyan, a town about 100 km south of the capital Tripoli, the force commander and residents said. The taking of Gharyan after skirmishes on Wednesday with forces allied to Tripoli Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj culminated a rapid thrust...

Forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have been ordered to move to western Libya to fight militants, their media office said on Wednesday. The deployment is likely to alarm the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, whose Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj has been...