That and the continuing fallout over Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's departure after clandestine contacts with the Russians, were the sources of fascination and foreboding here. Nato's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, announced that the alliance is likely to provide security support to the Libyan government of Fayez al-Sarraj. And, according to reports, members of the Trump team have started discussing the Haftar option. American officials pointed out that Mattis was having to make the same point again, much more forcefully, this week, six years later.The issue of money is not something bothering General Haftar at the moment. "But efforts to this end have been fruitless with General Haftar increasingly empowered by the backing of his international friends.

Source: Times of India February 19, 2017 07:30 UTC