On 14 February, at the Munich Security Conference, Senior US Advisor on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos met with the US AFRICOM Commander General Dagvin Anderson ‘for critical discussions on peace and security challenges in Libya and across the continent.’
On 16 February, Boulos and Anderson met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar on the sidelines of the Munich Conference, discussing ‘the importance of the upcoming Flintlock exercise in Libya and other tangible steps to advance East-West military integration’ according to Boulos.
According to the LNA, Saddam’s participation in the Munich conference included a series of meetings with a number of officials, during which he conducted discussions on the updates of the situation in Libya, and ways to promote cooperation on files of shared interest.