Khalifa Haftar
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Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer and warlord who leads the eastern-based Libyan National Army and has been a central figure in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khalifa Haftar canonical | 16 |
| Haftar | 2 |
| Khalifa Belqasim Haftar | 1 |
| Khalifa Haftar (LNA side) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368247 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khalifa Haftar Context triple: [Second Libyan Civil War, commander, Khalifa Haftar]
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A.
Saadi Gaddafi
Saadi Gaddafi is a Libyan former professional footballer and military figure, best known as one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons who held influential roles during his father’s regime.
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B.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a Libyan political figure and the second son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role in his father's regime and later attempts to re-enter Libyan politics.
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C.
Mutassim Gaddafi
Mutassim Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer and national security adviser, known as one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons and close confidants during his rule.
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D.
Hannibal Gaddafi
Hannibal Gaddafi is a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his controversial lifestyle, legal troubles, and role as a businessman and maritime official during his father's rule.
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E.
Khamis Gaddafi
Khamis Gaddafi was a Libyan military commander and the youngest son of longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for leading an elite brigade during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khalifa Haftar Target entity description: Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer and warlord who leads the eastern-based Libyan National Army and has been a central figure in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts.
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A.
Saadi Gaddafi
Saadi Gaddafi is a Libyan former professional footballer and military figure, best known as one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons who held influential roles during his father’s regime.
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B.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a Libyan political figure and the second son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role in his father's regime and later attempts to re-enter Libyan politics.
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C.
Mutassim Gaddafi
Mutassim Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer and national security adviser, known as one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons and close confidants during his rule.
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D.
Hannibal Gaddafi
Hannibal Gaddafi is a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his controversial lifestyle, legal troubles, and role as a businessman and maritime official during his father's rule.
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E.
Khamis Gaddafi
Khamis Gaddafi was a Libyan military commander and the youngest son of longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for leading an elite brigade during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ political figure ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
human rights violations
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) ⓘ |
| commanded | Operation Dignity ⓘ |
| conflictRole | de facto authority in parts of eastern Libya ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Libya Dawn coalition
ⓘ
various Islamist militias in Libya ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Libya ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-11-07 ⓘ |
| education |
Royal Military Academy, Benghazi
ⓘ
surface form:
Benghazi Military Academy
|
| era | post-2011 Libyan conflicts ⓘ |
| familyName |
Khalifa Haftar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Haftar
|
| formerResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| givenName | Khalifa ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Belqasim Haftar
ⓘ
Khalid Haftar ⓘ Saddam Haftar ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-Islamist ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Libyan National Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Libyan Army
ⓘ
Libyan National Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| name |
Khalifa Haftar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
|
| notableEvent | launched offensive on Tripoli in 2019 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to Islamist groups in Libya
ⓘ
role in the Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Fezzan
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Libya
|
| opposedTo |
Government of National Accord
ⓘ
Tripoli-based authorities ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2011 Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Civil War (2011)
Chadian–Libyan conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan–Chadian conflict
Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ajdabiya
ⓘ
Cyrenaica ⓘ Libya ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of the Libyan National Army ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Benghazi ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
France ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khalifa Haftar Description of subject: Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer and warlord who leads the eastern-based Libyan National Army and has been a central figure in Libya’s post-2011 conflicts.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
this entity surface form:
Haftar
this entity surface form:
Khalifa Haftar (LNA side)
this entity surface form:
Haftar