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Libya’s Haftar Steps Down From Military Post to Run for Presidency

Libya's eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar - AFP
Libya's eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar - AFP
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Libya’s Haftar Steps Down From Military Post to Run for Presidency

Libya's eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar - AFP
Libya's eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar - AFP

Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday he would step down from his military role, naming General Abdelrazak al-Nadhuri as an interim replacement until December 24, the date of the legislative and presidential vote.

In a statement, Haftar said al-Nadhuri “will occupy the functions of General Commander for a period of three months.”

According to observers, this step could lead to his candidacy in elections later this year.

Parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh is expected to take a similar step. However, his media advisor, Fathi al-Mirimi, told Sputnik news agency on Tuesday that “if Saleh decides to run for the elections, he will officially announce it.”

However, he affirmed that Saleh did not make any step in this regard so far.

“Saleh is performing his duties and hasn’t submitted a leave or resignation to run for the elections,” Mirimi said.

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WFP: Major Food Aid 'Scale-up' Underway to Famine-hit Sudan

FILED - 27 August 2024, Sudan, Omdurman: Young people walk along a street marked by destruction in Sudan. Photo: Mudathir Hameed/dpa
FILED - 27 August 2024, Sudan, Omdurman: Young people walk along a street marked by destruction in Sudan. Photo: Mudathir Hameed/dpa
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WFP: Major Food Aid 'Scale-up' Underway to Famine-hit Sudan

FILED - 27 August 2024, Sudan, Omdurman: Young people walk along a street marked by destruction in Sudan. Photo: Mudathir Hameed/dpa
FILED - 27 August 2024, Sudan, Omdurman: Young people walk along a street marked by destruction in Sudan. Photo: Mudathir Hameed/dpa

More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Program spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 that has caused acute hunger and disease across the country. Both sides are accused of impeding aid deliveries, the RSF by looting and the army by bureaucratic delays.
"In total, the trucks will carry about 17,500 tons of food assistance, enough to feed 1.5 million people for one month," WFP Sudan spokesperson Leni Kinzli told a press briefing in Geneva.
"We've received around 700 clearances from the government in Sudan, from the Humanitarian Aid Commission, to start to move and transport assistance to some of these hard-to-reach areas," she added, saying the start of the dry season was another factor enabling the scale-up.
The WFP fleet will be clearly labelled in the hope that access will be facilitated, Reuters quoted her as saying.
Some of the food is intended for 14 areas of the country that face famine or are at risk of famine, including Zamzam camp in the Darfur region.
The first food arrived there on Friday prompting cheers from crowds of people who had resorted to eating crushed peanut shells normally fed to animals, Kinzli said.

A second convoy for the camp is currently about 300 km away, she said.