On 14 October, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar together with LNA Chief of Staff Abdurrazek al-Nadhouri and Government of National Stability (GNS) Depitu MoI Faraj Qaim received Sheikh Abdul Salam Abdul Ati al-Barghati and several other Barghati and Awaqir tribal leaders at his HQ in al-Rajma. The topic of discussion was the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Mahdi al-Barghati and the current situation.