His name offered an alternative line of succession that Libya’s rival elites could neither control nor neutralise.
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Is Haftar’s ‘Operation Dignity’ really about countering militants and extreme groups in Libya?
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His name offered an alternative line of succession that Libya’s rival elites could neither control nor neutralise.
Is Haftar’s ‘Operation Dignity’ really about countering militants and extreme groups in Libya?
