Al-Haddad, Libya's highest-ranking military officer, was a key figure in the United Nations-brokered efforts to unify the country's divided armed forces. His death drew condolences even from the rival factions. Haddad was this strong, charismatic leader who always [sought] peace in the country, said Al Jazeera's Malik Traina, reporting from al-Haddad's hometown of Misrata, Libya. He was a man of peace, well-respected across the country, even among people he fought against.
It was a night at the museum like no other. As the staccato sound of firecrackers and explosions rang out across Martyr's Square in the heart of Tripoli, for once it was not Libya's militias battling it out for a larger stake in the country's oil economy, but a huge firework display celebrating the reopening of one of the finest museums in the Mediterranean.
For the past seven years, Sohan's family has paid for private lab tests in neighboring Tunisia and ordered medication through private pharmacies. Without this medication, Sohan would not have been able to survive until today.