{"id":68662,"date":"2019-04-21T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T16:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/21\/trump-calls-libyan-commander-pushing-to-seize-tripoli\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:51:54","slug":"trump-calls-libyan-commander-pushing-to-seize-tripoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/21\/trump-calls-libyan-commander-pushing-to-seize-tripoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls Libyan commander pushing to seize Tripoli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAIRO \u2014 President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Libya\u2019s Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who is leading an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/04\/07\/us-withdraws-troops-from-libya-amid-rival-militias-fighting-near-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\">offensive to take over the capital of Tripoli<\/a> \u2014 the seat of the U.N.-supported government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a readout released by the White House on Friday, Trump and Hifter talked about counter-terrorism and the political future of Libya. The call took place earlier in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/04\/11\/a-us-citizen-has-amassed-his-forces-near-tripoli-but-us-troops-arent-the-solution-officials-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Libya.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A US citizen has amassed his forces near Tripoli, but US troops aren\u2019t the solution, officials say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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