Libyan financier enabled ‘$300m in loans’ for Haftar’s Tripoli offensive
Al Jazeera·2h ago·Neutral
What Happened
A Sentry investigation reports Libyan businessman Ahmed Gadalla facilitated $300 million in loans for Khalifa Haftar's failed 2019-2020 Tripoli assault. The offensive cost roughly $700 million and killed hundreds while displacing hundreds of thousands. Gadalla allegedly expanded control over eastern Libya's banks post-offensive. The investigation links him to currency fraud, military equipment transfers to Sudan, and weapons procurement violations. Unpaid loans burden Libyan citizens.
Key Entities
Ahmed GadallaKhalifa HaftarLibyaThe SentryTripoliWagner GroupSudanGovernment of National Accord