War Lord: Khalifa Haftar and the Future of Libya

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In early 2011 a popular uprising against Gaddafi, a dictator nicknamed 'Mad Dog' by Ronald Reagan, finally looks as if he might be toppled from power, as the wind of change blows through North Africa and the Middle East. Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar leads an army that controls most of Libya, stands at the gates of Tripoli and is threatening to overthrow the Government of National Accord. Haftar appears to have come from nowhere, controlling the Libyan tribes and gaining international support. He has written several papers for the War Child Journal and for the Journal of the Daniel Ceramic Circle.

When the oil-rich Kingdom of Libya descended into corruption and irresolution, a young Libyan army officer named Muammar Gaddafi seized power in a coup on September 1, 1969. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

com, which started in 2011, is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date resources on Libya on the internet. In this book John Oakes traces Libya's colourful history and details the events which shaped Gaddafi's personality, the influences which moulded his career, the security apparatus which kept him in power and the human rights violations he committed. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. He lived and worked in the Kingdom of Libya for eight years before the 1969 coup and has kept in touch with events there ever since. Although there is an historical degree of interest contained within the first half – most of the informative detail is acknowledged from ‘other authors and their respective books’.The remaining 54 pages are an equal disappointment – in my honest opinion the detail is of little interest and nothing more than a ‘cut and paste’ of information already well known and well documented.