Libyan National Army

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The Libyan National Army is a faction led by General Khalifa Haftar that controls large parts of eastern Libya and has been a key military and political force in the country’s post-2011 conflict.

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instanceOf armed group
military faction
accusedOf extrajudicial killings
human rights violations
indiscriminate shelling
alliedWith House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
claimsLegitimacyFrom 2014 elections in Libya
claimsToBe national army of Libya
commander Khalifa Haftar
controlsAirbasesIn eastern Libya
linked to: Fezzan
controlsOilFacilitiesIn Oil Crescent region
Ras Lanuf
Sidra
controlsTerritoryIn Benghazi
Cyrenaica
Tobruk
country Libya
engagesIn counterterrorism operations
foundedBy Khalifa Haftar
hasPart Libyan Air Force (aligned faction)
linked to: Libyan Air Force

ground forces
naval units
headquartersLocation Benghazi
ideology anti-Islamist
involvedIn Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
post-2011 Libyan conflict
leader Khalifa Haftar
operatesIn eastern Libya
linked to: Fezzan
opposedBy Misrata militias
Tripoli-based armed groups
opposedTo Government of National Accord
Government of National Unity
participatedIn Battle for Derna
linked to: Battle of Derna

Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017)
linked to: Battle of Benghazi

Western Libya campaign (2019–2020)
recognizedBy House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
recruitsFrom Salafist armed groups
former Gaddafi-era soldiers
tribal militias
supportedBy Egypt
Jordan
Russia
United Arab Emirates
Wagner Group (Russian private military company)
targets Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
Islamic State (IS) in Libya
uses Russian-made weapons
UAE-supplied weapons
foreign mercenaries

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Second Libyan Civil War mainBelligerent Libyan National Army
Government of National Accord opposedBy Libyan National Army
House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) supportedBy Libyan National Army (Haftar-aligned)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Libyan National Army claimsToBe national army of Libya
linked to: Libyan National Army
Petroleum Facilities Guard relatedTo Libyan National Army
Khalifa Haftar militaryBranch Libyan National Army
Khalifa Haftar leaderOf Libyan National Army
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) belligerent Libyan National Army
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya opposed Libyan National Army (LNA)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Misrata militias opposed Libyan National Army (LNA)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Misrata militias opposed Khalifa Haftar forces
linked to: Libyan National Army
Fayez al-Sarraj facedOppositionFrom Libyan National Army (Khalifa Haftar forces)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Derna experiencedControlBy Libyan National Army
Battle of Derna hasParticipant Libyan National Army
Libyan Air Force historicalAllegiance Libyan National Army
Islamic State – Libya Province opposedBy Libyan National Army
Goukouni Oueddei supportedBy Libyan military forces
linked to: Libyan National Army
Libya Dawn coalition opposedBy Libyan National Army (LNA)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Government of National Salvation (Tripoli-based) opposedBy Libyan National Army (Haftar-aligned)
linked to: Libyan National Army
Operation Dignity belligerent Libyan National Army
Operation Dignity usedBy Libyan National Army
Operation Dignity commandStructure Libyan National Army under Khalifa Haftar
linked to: Libyan National Army
Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) supports Libyan National Army
Belqasim Haftar associatedWith Libyan National Army
Saddam Haftar militaryBranch Libyan National Army
Saddam Haftar politicalAlignment Libyan National Army faction
linked to: Libyan National Army
Eastern Libya hasDeFactoAuthority Libyan National Army
subject linked to: eastern Libya
Khalid Haftar associatedWith Libyan National Army
Derna Mujahideen Shura Council opposed Libyan National Army
Derna Mujahideen Shura Council enemyOf Libyan National Army units around Derna
linked to: Libyan National Army