Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter is headed home to deliver a speech after completing treatment at a Paris hospital, Libyan lawmakers and officials said Wednesday. The news comes amid rumors that Hifter, the head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) and a rival to the UN-recognized government in Tripoli, had died or fallen into a coma. LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari said Hifter will arrive in Benghazi today to deliver a speech marking the three-year anniversary of his campaign against Islamist militants. Reuters reports that Hifter first flew to Cairo from Paris to hold talks with Egyptian officials. Read More
Libyan strongman Khalifa Hifter heads home to quell death rumors
Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter is headed home to deliver a speech after completing treatment at a Paris hospital, Libyan lawmakers and officials said Wednesday. The news comes amid rumors that Hifter, the head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) and a rival to the UN-recognized government in Tripoli, had died or fallen into a coma. LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari said Hifter will arrive in Benghazi today to deliver a speech marking the three-year anniversary of his campaign against Islamist militants. Reuters reports that Hifter first flew to Cairo from Paris to hold talks with Egyptian officials. Read More
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