![Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets with Khalifa Haftar eastern Libya-based military commander at the Russian Foreign Ministry's Reception House in Moscow, Russia on 13 January 2020. [Russian Foreign Ministry / Handout - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200113_2_40302175_51158024-e1579171756314-500x333.jpg)
When Khalifa Haftar took it upon himself to control the city of Tripoli as a strategic military objective, he took the first steps on an irreversible journey. He must...
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