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File photo showing Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, arrives for talks over a political deal to end Libya’s crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, near Paris, July 25, 2017. (Reuters)

Updated 26 April 2018

April 26, 2018 18:43

Strongman Haftar back in Libya after long absence

Updated 26 April 2018

April 26, 2018 18:43

BENGHAZI: Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar returned Thursday to the eastern city of Benghazi after a long absence for treatment in a Paris hospital, an AFP correspondent reported.
The 75-year-old, smiling and dressed in a black suit, greeted generals from his self-styled army after descending from a plane, in his first public appearance for weeks.