BENGHAZI, Libya–Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control parts of the country including Benghazi, said on Sunday the U.N.-backed government was obsolete and he would listen to the will of the people, a firm hint he may run in elections expected next year.
Haftar styles himself as a strongman capable of ending the chaos of armed factions that has gripped oil-producing Libya since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
