Libyan General Khalifa Haftar announced an offensive on Tripoli against the UN-backed Government of National Accord on April 4, 2019 [Still image from video/Reuters]
Youssef Cherif, Al Jazeera: How far can Haftar get with his Tripoli offensive?
Recent territorial gains and the upheaval in Algeria allowed Khalifa Haftar to advance on western Libya.
On April 4, Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced in a voice recording circulated online that he was launching a military campaign to take over the capital, Tripoli. His media office then released a video purporting to show tens of armoured vehicles bearing the emblems of Haftar's "Libyan National Army" (LNA) heading towards the Libyan capital. Tripoli would fall in 48 hours, his forces declared.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 8, 2019
What does the battle for Tripoli mean for Libya and the region? -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Tripoli offensive highlights global splits on Libya -- AFP
Q&A: Why fighting has again plunged Libya into chaos -- Joseph Krauss, AP
Yemen's Houthi Movement Can Still Be Split From Iran -- Katherine Zimmerman, RCW
Israel election: Who are the key candidates? -- Joel Greenberg, BBC
Netanyahu and Gantz are two sides of the same coin -- Jonathan Cook, The National
Israel and South Africa: A 'downgraded' relationship? -- Sella Oneko and Martina Schwikowski, DW
After A Decade Of Netanyahu, Hopes Fade For A Palestinian State -- Daniel Estrin, NPR
How has India's economy fared under PM Narendra Modi? -- Srinivas Mazumdaru, DW
Will Cold War Allies Russia and North Korea Be Reunited? -- Peter Brookes, National Interest
What next for Sudan's Bashir? -- AFP
We Want It Like in Ukraine -- Vladimir Ruvinsky, Moscow Times
Is Mexico on the Brink of a Labor Revolution? -- Lauren Kaori Gurley, The New Republic
Waiting for Guaidó: This is about more than Venezuela; it’s about the future of the liberal international order -- Christopher Sabatini, Global Americans
Trump’s Immigration Purge Clears The Decks for 2020 -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
How Justin Trudeau’s liberal halo slipped -- Luke Savage, New Statesman America
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