Warlord Haftar is tightening his grip on Libya, with a US imprimatur

This month, the United States launched its annual “Flintlock” military exercises in Libya for the first time. For the U.S., these multinational drills represent an opportunity to limit Chinese and Russian influence in the country and a “significant step forward for military integration in Libya,” which has been divided into dueling governments in the east and west for the past decade.Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya and a former CIA asset, is hoping to use this moment...