ASSESSMENTS
Libya Contemplates a Future Without Khalifa Hifter
Apr 14, 2018 | 14:11 GMT
![Fighters with the self-styled Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Hifter, patrol the roads leading into Benghazi on Feb. 7, 2018.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/libya-haftar.jpg?itok=dIJ9yRBw)
Fighters with the self-styled Libyan National Army patrol the roads leading into Benghazi. The army's commander, Khalifa Hifter, is rumored to be incapacitated by a stroke or heart attack. The fate of the Libyan conflict is deeply tied to Hifter's own.
(ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Khalifa Hifter has tied Libya's future to his own, but he will have difficulty in unifying the country because of his divisive nature.
- The contours of Libya's conflict will change dramatically if rumors of Hifter's ill health are true.
- Hifter's erstwhile backers in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will continue to shift toward working with others in Libya.
- Changes in the balance of power in Tripoli that have resulted in the ouster of Misratan and Islamist militias could pave the way for a deal involving Hifter's Libyan National Army.
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