🇱🇾 Saddam Haftar’s Sahel push faces setbacks amid Libya succession ambitions

Saddam Haftar, son of eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, has used a series of hostage releases in the Sahel to raise his regional profile, with former captives flown to Benghazi on Libyan military aircraft before meetings at Haftar’s headquarters. According to The Africa Report, his efforts to build influence across countries including Chad and Mali are encountering growing difficulties as he seeks to position himself in Libya’s succession politics.

The outreach has formed part of eastern Libya’s broader diplomacy and security engagement in the Sahel. Saddam Haftar’s rising role has drawn attention as Khalifa Haftar remains the dominant figure in eastern Libya.

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