Category: Libya

Russian fighter jet flights in Libya raise US concern | TheHill

The U.S. government is worried Russia is tightening its grip in Libya after fighter jets from Moscow, transferred last month, are now being flown in the north African country in support of Russian mercenaries, a top general said Thursday. U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa head Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian told reporters that the Russian aircraft, the numbers of which […]

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How Vladimir Putin Got Played By a Furious Libyan General Russia and Turkey attempted to broker a truce in Libya. It didn’t go as planned.

Khalifa Haftar was expecting the Kremlin red carpet. Instead he was cooped up in a Russian Foreign Ministry reception building hoping for an audience with Vladimir Putin. In the end, the Libyan military commander lost patience and stormed out. Hours later, he left Moscow in his Dassault Falcon corporate jet bound for the Jordanian capital, Amman. More about […]

Read More How Vladimir Putin Got Played By a Furious Libyan General Russia and Turkey attempted to broker a truce in Libya. It didn’t go as planned.