What is Khalifa Haftar?
{{Infobox military person |birth_name = Khalifa Belqasim Haftar |image = General Haftar.jpg |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1943}} |death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |birth_place = [[Ajdabiya]], [[Libya]] |death_place = |branch = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg}} [[Libyan Ground Forces]] |serviceyears = |rank = [[Field marshal]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Tobruk’s HoR promotes Khalifa Haftar to a Marshal following capture of oil ports | url= http://www.libyanexpress.com/tobruks-hor-promotes-khalifa-haftar-to-a-marshal-following-capture-of-oil-ports/| work =Libyan Express| date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> |servicenumber = |unit = |commands = [[Libyan National Army]] |battles = [[Yom Kippur War]] (1973)<br /> [[Chadian–Libyan conflict]] (1978–1987)<br /> [[2011 Libyan Civil War|First Libyan Civil War]]<br /> *[[Battle of Ajdabiya]] *[[Third Battle of Brega]] [[Libyan Civil War (2014–present)|Second Libyan Civil War]] |battles_label = |awards = |relations = |laterwork = }} [[Field Marshal]] General '''Khalifa Belqasim Haftar''' ({{lang-ar|خليفة بلقاسم حفتر}}; born c. 1943) is a [[Libya]]n military officer and the head of the Eastern [[Libyan National Army]]. He engaged in the [[Libyan Civil War|Second Libyan Civil War]]. On March 2, 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the [[Libyan Council of Deputies election, 2014|elected]], internationally backed legislative body, the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|Libyan House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news|last1= Al-Warfalli|first1= Ayman|title= Libya's Haftar appointed army chief for recognized government|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/us-libya-security-army-idUSKBN0LY1AB20150302|work= Reuters|date= March 2, 2015|access-date= April 13, 2018|archive-date= October 6, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151006153537/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/us-libya-security-army-idUSKBN0LY1AB20150302|url-status= dead}}</ref> He also has American c