{"id":4306,"date":"2026-02-02T00:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/haftar-forces-suffer-deaths-and-captures-near-niger-border"},"modified":"2026-02-03T03:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T03:25:16","slug":"haftar-forces-suffer-deaths-and-captures-near-niger-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/haftar-forces-suffer-deaths-and-captures-near-niger-border","title":{"rendered":"Haftar Forces Suffer Deaths and Captures Near Niger Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>The General Command of eastern Libyan forces affiliated with Khalifa Haftar announced on Monday the death of three of its members, along with the injury and capture of others, following an armed attack that targeted its positions in the south of the country near the border with Niger at dawn on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement posted on its Facebook page, the command said the attack targeted the Al-Toum border crossing, the Wadi Bagra point, and the Salvador site, describing the assault as \u201ccowardly\u201d and accusing groups it described as \u201cmercenaries and outlawed armed terrorist gangs\u201d of carrying it out.<\/p>\n<p>In a video circulating on social media, one of the attackers said the operation aimed to \u201ccorrect the course of the 17 February revolution\u201d, which overthrew the rule of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, citing the deterioration of conditions in the south, including fuel shortages and a lack of basic services.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said the fallen soldiers \u201cwere martyred while carrying out their national duty to protect the country\u2019s borders and combat smuggling and organised crime\u201d. It added that the armed forces had recently dealt \u201cpainful blows\u201d to these groups by cutting off supply and smuggling routes.<\/p>\n<p>The General Command confirmed that its forces had \u201cfully re-secured the targeted sites\u201d and that search and pursuit operations remain ongoing. Preliminary information indicates that the attackers fled towards Nigerien territory, and efforts are underway to locate them and \u201cdeal with them as required by the situation\u201d, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Libya is currently divided between two rival governments: the internationally recognised Government of National Unity led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah and based in Tripoli, which controls western Libya, and another government appointed by the House of Representatives in early 2022, led by Osama Hammad and based in Benghazi, which administers eastern Libya and most southern cities.<\/p>\n<p>For years, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya has been leading efforts aimed at holding elections to resolve the country\u2019s ongoing power struggle between the two rival administrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. The General Command of eastern Libyan forces affiliated with Khalifa Haftar announced on Monday the death of three of its members, along with the injury and capture of others, following an armed attack that targeted its positions in the south of the country near the border with Niger at dawn on Saturday. 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