Libyan strongman battles militias for control
“Haftar has cast himself in the role of strongman and national protector, the man who will ‘correct’ Libya’s faltering revolution and purge the country of extremists. But he is a polarizing figure, as notorious for his ambition as for his shifting allegiances, and many people here wonder whether he will amount to more than a warlord, advancing his own narrow interests.”
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