Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – International Relations; GS-III – Linkages of Organised crime with terrorism
In News:
The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar Libyan capital Tripoli with rockets.
The capital was attacked after Haftar’s Forces were expelled from multiple towns west of Libya by government loyalists.
Important value additions:
Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
He is the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) which is engaged in the Libyan Civil War.
He held a senior position in the forces which overthrew Gaddafi in the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
Libya has suffered almost a decade of conflict since longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 uprising backed by several Western powers.
Recently, the UN-backed government recaptured the coastal cities of Sorman and Sabratha and several inland towns.
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 17th April 2020
