US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Hafter’s forces as “militias” and called on them to withdraw from Tripoli.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Pompeo said that resolving the crisis in Libya would not be through arms force, and that it would only happen through a political process, calling on all parties to return to the table of dialogue and reach a political solution.
The forces of Haftar launched an armed attack on the outskirts of Tripoli last Thursday.
