Two teenage girls received a phone call that they never hoped to hear. Their favorite uncle had been killed in Libya, where their family lives. More than 150,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Libya since General Khalifa Haftar started his offensive in Tripoli. We hear from the family in Virginia using the American court system to sue General Haftar.

In this episode:

Hafed Al-Ghwell, a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, takes us along General Haftar's journey.

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UN urges Libyans to halt fighting, instead battle coronavirus

US-Libyans sue Khalifa Haftar over civilian deaths near Tripoli

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Two teenage girls received a phone call that they never hoped to hear. Their favorite uncle had been killed in Libya, where their family lives. More than 150,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Libya since General Khalifa Haftar started his offensive in Tripoli. We hear from the family in Virginia using the American court system to sue General Haftar.In this episode:<a href="https://www.fpi.sais-jhu.edu/hafed-al-ghwell" target="_blank">Hafed Al-Ghwell</a>, a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, takes us along General Haftar's journey.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/libya-haftar-meets-macron-paris-ready-ceasefire-200309184931663.html?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=article_page&amp;utm_campaign=read_more_links" target="_blank">UN urges Libyans to halt fighting, instead battle coronavirus</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/libyans-sue-khalifa-haftar-civilian-deaths-tripoli-190628072439045.html" target="_blank">US-Libyans sue Khalifa Haftar over civilian deaths near Tripoli</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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