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Patrick Haimzadeh

Former French diplomat in Tripoli (2001-2004).

In Libya, Marshal Haftar Is Suffering Setbacks, France Too Patrick Haimzadeh · June 2020 The tide is turning in favour of the coalition in power in Tripoli. Its troops have won back control of several cities from the forces of Field Marshal Haftar, albeit with Turkish support but also with that of a population apparently hostile to the idea of a military dictatorship. The numerous (…)
The Repeated Failures to Bring About a Settlement in Libya Patrick Haimzadeh · April 2017 The Government of National Accord set up last year under pressure from the West only worsened the country’s fragmentation. Yet the present stand-off should teach the international community to be more in tune with the local political culture and to set in motion a virtuous circle from the bottom (…)