Haftar: Arab troops may take part in operations in Libya

The retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar said in a taped speech Friday that seeking the help of Arab troops in Libya is “no longer unlikely.”

Haftar addressed members of the Libyan parliament, urging them to make necessary decisions to support his “Karama Operation”.

“We have to be aware of the conspiracy planned against our army,” he said.

Haftar added that “the army will not interfere in the political process, and will always maintain its impartiality.”

He reiterated that his Karama (Dignity) operation has been launched for the sake of restoring order.

“It’s no secret that the Benghazi liberation battle has been postponed several times,” he said, “so that we made sure that the operations plan of our troops has matured in a way that would not cause damages to civilians or their properties, unlike what’s happening in Tripoli such as the destruction of strategic sites and jeopardising the lives of civilians.”