President Trump sent a 'confusing' message to Libya when he recently praised a military strongman waging war on the country's internationally recognized government, the Libyan deputy prime minister tells NBCNews.
on the country's internationally recognized government, the Libyan deputy prime minister told NBC News.
But Maiteeg said he was hopeful that the United States would stick by the U.N.-recognized government and he came away encouraged from discussions with State Department officials during a U.S. visit this week. After Trump's phone call with Haftar in April, the White House said in a statement that the president "recognized Field Marshal Haftar's significant role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya's oil resources, and the two discussed a shared vision for Libya's transition to a stable, democratic political system."
"What we've said before and what I do support is Field Marshal Haftar's support in terms of his role in counterterrorism, but where we need Field Marshal Haftar's support is in building democratic stability there in the region," he said.Maiteeg's government is locked in a civil war with Haftar's militia forces, which enjoy the backing of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Russia and other powers.
Fayez al-Sarraj, prime minister of Libya's Government of National Accord, in sunglasses, performs Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Martyrs Square in Tripoli on June 4, 2019."We are troubled by the ongoing military offensive by Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army, and concerned that this campaign threatens civilians and could reignite a more violent civil war," wrote Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
by the CIA and lived in Virginia for 20 years, gaining citizenship before returning to Libya in 2011 — before Gadhafi was toppled.
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