Malta has seized a massive shipment of an unofficial Libyan currency believed to have been destined for military strongman Khalifa Haftar who is leading an offensive south of Tripoli. Photo: AFPThe cash is thought to have originated from a Russian-owned mint, which has been printing money for the unrecognised Libyan government, based in the eastern city of Bayda. The eastern government is dominated by Field Marshal Haftar, who leads a force called the Libyan National Army (LNA), which, last April, launched a bloody offensive on the capital. Security sources familiar with the situation say the cash has been spreading like wildfire and has now become impossible to control. Photo: AFPA senior source involved in coordinating the seizure, told Times of Malta the operation was “not about international politics”.

Source: Libya Today November 01, 2019 06:11 UTC