The Turkish newspaper, Daily Sabah, said Russian Wagner Group – a private military contractor linked to the Kremlin – is preparing to send 300 Syrian mercenaries to join Khalifa Haftar’s forces in eastern Libya.
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In violation of Libya ceasefire, Russian Wagner Group aircraft fly over Sirte
The Libyan Army’s Volcano of Rage Operation said it had monitored over the last two days warplanes for pro-Haftar Russian Wagner Group flying over Sirte and Tamenhent, in violation of 5+5 Joint Military Commission understandings and the ceasefire signed in Geneva last October.
Read More »Italian Defense Minister: Libya’s ceasefire fragile and threatened by mercenaries, militias
The Italian Defense Minister, Lorenzo Guerini, said Libya’s ceasefire is fragile and threatened by foreign mercenaries and militias despite the developments achieved on the political level and the endorsement of the Government of National Unity that is now governing all of the country.
Read More »Sudan’s Hemedti demands immediate departure of mercenaries from Libya
First Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, stressed the need for all mercenaries to leave Libya.
Read More »EU says departure of foreign fighters from Libya ‘precondition’ to stability
European Council President Charles Michel has called for the withdrawal of all foreign fighters from Libya. He also voiced support for the unity government which hoped to bring together rival factions.
Read More »HRW: Russia-Linked Landmines Threaten Lives in Libya
Buried in a new report by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Libya comes disturbing news about recent transfers of internationally banned antipersonnel landmines. The report shows that antipersonnel mines manufactured in Russia were likely brought into Libya in the 2018-2019 despite an arms embargo.
Read More »Libya demands ‘immediate’ withdrawal of foreign fighters
Libya’s new unity government on Thursday called for the “immediate” withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries, in a call backed by the visiting top diplomats of France, Germany, and Italy.
Read More »UN chief calls anew for foreign ‘elements’ to leave Libya
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “remains deeply concerned” that “foreign elements” continue to operate in Libya, he wrote in a report to the Security Council.
Read More »Blinken and Aldabaiba discuss ceasefire, elections, services and removal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya
The Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, Ned Price reported today that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Libyan Government of National Unity prime minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba.
Read More »UN Libya report: Key takeaways, from mercenaries and Erik Prince to murders
After a series of leaks to the international media, a report on Libya by a panel of United Nations experts has been published this week.
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