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COMMANDER // b. 1943

Khalifa Haftar

field marshalLibya8 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1943 – c. 2025

1950197520002025Libyan Civil War (2011) · 2011Syrian Civil War · 2011Libyan Civil War (2014-2020) · 2014-2020Battle of Tripoli — August 20, 2011 · National Transitional Council · Libyan Civil War (2011)Third Battle of Brega — March 31, 2011 · Libyan Opposition · Libyan Civil War (2011)Battle of Benina Airport — October 15, 2014 · Libyan National Army · Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)War against the Islamic State — June 13, 2014 · CJTF–OIR · Syrian Civil WarFourth Battle of Benghazi — December 30, 2017 · Libyan National Army · Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)Battle of Derna — February 12, 2019 · House of Representatives · Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)Western Libya campaign — April 4, 2019 · House of Representatives · Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)Battle of Sirte — January 6, 2020 · House of Representatives · Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)

Active service 2011–2020 — 8 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 68.

Profile

Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). A prominent officer for the Libyan Arab Republic and its successor, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from 1969 to 1987, he has been a major figure of the Libyan crisis since 2011. In 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. Haftar has been the de facto ruler of the eastern part of Libya since early 2017, governing the region as a military dictatorship under the LNA.

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Battles (8)

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