Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar to run for president

Head of self-styled Libyan National Army to stand in country's first presidential elections in December

A Libyan warlord who led a 14-month assault on the capital and once said the country was not ready for democracy has announced his candidacy in its first presidential elections at the end of next month

Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-styled Libyan National Army, which fought against its internationally recognised government in the 2014-20 civil war, declared he wanted to bring the Libyan people glory, progress and prosperity" as he joined a contest that also includes the son of Libya's former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, among its hopefuls.