Libya foreign minister names Khalifa Haftar army chief

Libya's foreign minister has named renegade General Khalifa Haftar, the controversial chief of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), as the head of the country's army - provided that he recognises the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) as the only authority.


Haftar, whose LNA forces control key oil ports, is a dominant figure for factions in eastern Libya that have rejected the GNA, contributing to its failure to expand its power in the capital, Tripoli, and beyond.

In a press conference in Algeria's capital, Algiers, on Monday, Mohammed Siyala, of the GNA, announced that Haftar was "the commander-in-chief of the Libyan army". He later added that Haftar first must recognise the Tripoli-based GNA as Libya's sole authority.
 [aljazeera.com]
9/5/17
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