The contest over the Strait of Hormuz’s closure has begun at… Libya’s Ras Lanuf
Five of Iran’s top leaders have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic. Why is President Donald
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Gen. Khalifa Haftar
Russia Spreads Its Wings from Syria to Libya – and across North Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence-buying tactics in Libya baffle many watchers, including his own people, because he appears to be
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A Qaddafi Comeback Bid after Seven Years in the Wilderness
The old guard that ruled Libya under Muammar Qaddafi is beginning to trickle back into public life, drawing on the
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Another Russian Air Base is Going up at Sidi Barrani, Egypt
Angry denials from Moscow and Cairo greeted reports of Russian special operations forces landing Tuesday, March 14, at the Egyptian
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Russian elite units land on Egypt-Libya border
Gen. Khalifa Haftar Russian elite units armed with attack drones were detected on Tuesday, March 14 landing at the big
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Yemen shapes up for US-Iran military clash
Eight armies are fighting for dominance in Yemen, a country of 25 million inhabitants: The Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents, together with
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Putin Pulls a Fast One on Trump in Syria, Testing His Resolve
It did not take long for Russian President Vladimir Putin to start putting to the test the provisional understandings on
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New Putin move to win a military base in Libya
Libyan Gen Khalifa Hafter arrived in Moscow Sunday, Nov. 26, with a request for Russian arms and military support for
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UAE Acquires an Eastern Libyan Air Base Shared with France
The enigmatic Libyan general Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, who commands a private army called “Operation Dignity” based in the eastern town
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Neither Obama nor Putin Has a Strategy for Destroying ISIS
Although Western leaders vow night and day to crush the Islamic State once and for all, the terrorist organization, while
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