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Haftar holds security talks with Italian officials

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The meeting was not immediately confirmed by Italian officials but reporters
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Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar met Italy’s defense minister and security chiefs in Rome on Tuesday, bolstering his stature as a key player in international efforts to stabilize his troubled country.
Forces under Haftar’s command provide backing for a Tobruk-based adminstration that controls much of the east and south of the oil and gas-rich country.
Former colonial power Italy has hitherto been the strongest backer among Western allies for the UN-recognized Government of National Unity, which is based in Tripoli and sees Haftar as an arch foe.
But that did not prevent Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti from hosting the commander, a one-time ally and later armed opponent of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
The meeting was not immediately confirmed by Italian officials but reporters camped outside the Defense Ministry said Haftar had spent three hours inside.
The unity government has struggled to establish its authority beyond the capital in a country scarred by conflict since the 2011 overthrow of Qaddafi.
Amid the chaos, Libya has become a launchpad for hundreds of thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe and a base for militants aligned with Daesh.
At surprise talks in Paris in July, Haftar and the unity government’s head, Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, agreed to a cease-fire and elections in the first half of next year.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson traveled to Benghazi last month to meet Haftar and the general was in Tunisia on Monday, meeting President Beji Caid Essebsi, who offered to act as a mediator between rival Libyan factions.
Italy has invested heavily in Sarraj’s fledgling government and has said it could lead a post-stabilization peace force in its former colony.
But it has grown frustrated by the weakness of the administration and has reportedly recently turned to dealing directly with militia groups in a successful effort to stem the flow of migrant arrivals.
Libya expert Mattia Toaldo said Haftar’s presence in Rome, reflected the growing influence of Interior Minister Marco Minniti, the architect of the migration strategy, “and the intelligence services who always thought the relationship with Haftar was important.”
With Italian naval forces engaged in training and support of the Libyan coast guard, dialogue with Haftar takes on added importance, Toaldo added.
“Remember the threats he (Haftar) made in August about Italian ships, they’ve all but disappeared now.”

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