In military uniform, posted in front of a quote from the Koran in golden letters, Khalifa Haftar remained upright as an "I" to announce, on April 27 on the occasion of the start of Ramadan, that he had a "mandate from people " to lead Libya alone. At the same time that his offensive on Tripoli, launched in April 2019, is faltering. His speech is more like a sleeve effect, the consequences of which will not go beyond the territories in the hands of his self-proclaimed "Libyan National Army" (ANL) than a real "coup", as his opponents denounce.
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In Benghazi, the second Libyan city, held by Khalifa Haftar since 2017, several hundred people braved the confinement linked to Covid-19 to express their support for this declaration. In the South, largely under the influence of the Marshal since 2019, municipalities have reiterated their support, thus responding to his call. But in Tripoli, the capital where the government of national unity (GNA), recognized by the community, sits
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