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Sun Jun 1, 2014, 09:07 PM Jun 2014

Haftar Leads A Coup: A General’s Odd War on the Muslim Brotherhood | Ramzy Baroud



Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust

May 28, 2014

On 16 May, Libya’s rogue general Khalifa Haftar staged several bloody attacks against other Libyan militias in the name of eradicating terrorism by leading a paramilitary force evasively named the Libyan National Army.

His well-equipped brigades were rapidly joined by officers from national army bases in the eastern parts of the country.

Units from the air force also joined in, along with tribal gunmen and other militias, particularly the strong and notorious Zintan militia. The well-coordinated attacks, named Operation Karama, or Dignity, resulted in heavy casualties.

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