Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar and his son Al-Saddiq, as well as Aguila Saleh Issa, speaker of Libya's House of Representatives, attend the opening ceremony of the newly reconstructed international stadium in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 20, 2025. Abdullah Doma/AFP via Getty Images Libya remains mired in dysfunction. In the country’s east, state authorities are dominated by the family of Khalifa Haftar, who heads the Libyan Arab Armed Forces.