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Saddam Haftar
Coverage of Saddam Haftar in the Nexus archive.
- Pakistan taking on mantle of mediation for war-torn Libya
Pakistan is mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centers, supported by the US and Saudi Arabia. The effort follows Pakistan’s previous mediation between the US and Iran and involves defense ties with Libya’s eastern-based LNA, including potential arms sales despite a UN embargo. Qatar and Turkey, key supporters of Libya’s western GNU, encouraged Pakistan’s involvement.