The deal would preserve Dbeibah’s control of the government but give Saddam Haftar (General Khalifa Haftar’s son) control over a new presidential body. For nearly six years, Libya’s eastern and western power centers have preserved an uneasy equilibrium. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and the armed groups aligned with his GNU control Tripoli and the western state apparatus. For nearly six years, Libya’s eastern and western power centers have preserved an uneasy equilibrium. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and the armed groups aligned with his GNU control Tripoli and the western state apparatus.