The commander of the self-styled army in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has arrived in Benina airport in Benghazi this evening after about 20 days of treatment in Paris.
Haftar's arrival was celebrated by members of House of Representatives, his Dignity Operation military formations, elders and others from the eastern region: mainly those from tribes loyal to his self-styled army.
"We are going to continue to do our best to win the battle for Libya. Now our army has been ranked 9th on the African countries' list. We all should be proud." Haftar told his loyalist in a ceremonial hall in Benina airport.
He added that it's time for the military to carry out the mission, telling his loyalists to keep away from elections as they could be "a scheme."
"Elections might be right, but they might be a scheme too, so we need the army to call the shots." He added.
Over the last twenty days, media reports brought in hundreds of news stories of conflicting news about Haftar's health ranging from he had a stroke to he had an irreversible brain damage, with little details given by his aides to squash allegations.
