Haftar reshuffles leadership and promotes a-Thanni

Aug 9, 2021 | Libyan actors

On 9 August, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, made a series of significant appointments, reshuffling the LNA General Command and its organisation.Former Prime Minister of the eastern-based Interim Government, Abdullah al-Thinni, was appointed as the political manager of the LNA, though it is not clear what this role will entail.