By Spy Uganda
Warlord Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s hopes of capturing power seem shattered as forces loyal to the UN-recognised Libyan government make significant gains in the wartorn African nation.
Renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar wants to control Libya but his battle to do that could be reaching a turning point, which is not in his favour at all, after government forces backed by the United Nations captured more territories outside of Tripoli.
Just over a year ago, Haftar launched an offensive to capture Libya’s capital Tripoli, where the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) is based.
However, forces loyal to the GNA say they are regaining ground, after they captured several towns around Tripoli and are advancing towards Tarhuna, an important base for supporting Haftar’s forces, which when overtaken, will deal the rebels a heavy blow.
Sources in Tripoli reveal that fighting has intensified in recent weeks despite the spread of the Coronavirus, and at a time when several countries continue to supply Libya’s rival powers with weapons, despite a United Nations arms embargo.
Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar is a dual Libyan-American citizen who is the Commander of the Libyan National Army, which, under his leadership, replaced nine elected municipal councils with military administrators, and as of May 2019, was engaged in the Second Libyan Civil War.Â
