Khalifa Haftar in Libya Turkey’s intervention in support of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has helped push Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) beyond Gharyan. Further reports point to Haftar’s lack of human resources , evidenced by the transfer of 600 police officers from Benghazi to the front lines on September 10. In the east, his authority is fragile, with reports of factional bickering between LNA units. His forces are alleged to have violently kidnapped female Libyan MP Serham Sergawi, further casting him as a repressive figure. Meanwhile, the behavior of his troops in the south has inflamed ethnic tensions, with the Tebu militias forcing the Haftar-aligned Ahali to abandon Murzuq . This localized conflict has led to the displacement of 60 percent of the town’s civilians and their families. UAE-sponsored mediation efforts between the Tebu and Haftar’s forces are reported to have collapsed, with the UAE refusing […]