Libya’s potential presidential candidates
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has formally registered as a candidate in his country’s presidential elections due to be held on December 24
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Government of National Unity (GNU), allies 
Libyan National Army (LNA), allies
Toubou militias, allies
Tuareg militias, allies

TUNISIA
ALGERIA
EGYPT
NIGER
Sirte
Benghazi 
Sidra
Derna
Oil and gas fields
Tobruk
Al-Jufrah Air Base: Used by Russia for tactical combat operations
Mediterranean Sea
Tripoli
Misrata
Tarhuna
Al-Watiya
Tamanhant
Sebha
LIBYA
CHAD

200km 125 miles
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 49: Fluent English speaker, educated at London School of Economics. Seen as Western-friendly face of Libya before 2011 Nato-backed uprising swept his father from power
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Khalifa Haftar, 78: Self-proclaimed Commander of LNA. Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass graves at warlord’s former stronghold of Tarhuna. Backed by Russia, UAE, Egypt, and France
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Abdul Hamid
Dbeibeh, 63: Fighting halted in March 2021 with formation of UN-mediated interim government led by Prime Minister Dbeibah. Dbeibah has very strong relationship
with Turkey
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Fathi Bashagha, 59: Former interior minister of GNA.
Stood against Dbeibeh as Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for prime minister in April
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Sources: Risk Intelligence, AFP, Libya Herald
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