Museum documents Libya’s history and the battles against terrorism
LIBYA – The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has opened the Military History Museum at Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar Military City. Its construction and fitting-out with the latest technology were overseen by the Chief of the General Staff, Gen Khaled Haftar.
The opening was attended by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Lt Gen Saddam Haftar; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salehin Abdulnabi; the head of the Libyan Government, Osama Hammad; and the director-general of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgassem Haftar, along with a number of armed forces commanders and ambassadors of friendly countries.
Exhibitions on the resistance, the founding of the state and the armed forces
The museum has a number of sections and exhibitions covering key milestones in Libya’s history, from the national struggle against the Italian occupation, through the founding of the Libyan state and the development of its institutions, to the building of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, their main milestones in the field and their battles against terrorism.
Modern display and simulation technology
The museum offers a documentary record of the military institution’s history and preserves evidence of its past for future generations. It uses modern technology and simulation rooms to present and document military history, with contemporary methods described as the first of their kind in North Africa.
Documentary films honour sacrifices
The opening ceremony included the screening of documentary films on the armed forces’ battles in their war on terrorism, highlighting the sacrifices of the men who fought them.
The Commander-in-Chief said the security, safety and reconstruction the country enjoys today had come about thanks to the sacrifices of the men who fought on the battlefield. He said the museum recalls and commemorates those sacrifices and documents the record of the men who helped bring security and stability.
