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Khalifa Haftar

Military commander in eastern Libya

Geopolitics · 20 Oct 2026Eastern Libya parliament approves 2019 maritime deal with Turkiye, reversing six-year rejection

Libya's eastern-based parliament has voted unanimously to approve the 2019 maritime boundaries deal between Turkiye and Libya, reversing the rejection it issued in 2020 and deepening Ankara's alignment with military commander Khalifa Haftar's camp.