Khalifa Haftar: Has The Gamble Failed? – OpEd

To be blunt, Khalifa Haftar, once a friend of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and long a prominent figure in Libyan affairs, has been trying to overthrow the recognized government of his country and set himself up as its leader.  A year ago he seemed on the brink of succeeding, and was apparently within days of capturing the capital,...