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In October, the media reported that Russia has deployed in Eastern Libya, several dozen military personnel and special forces of the GRU.
The militants of the “Wagner” are in Libya / rossaprimavera.ru
The Russian private military company “Wagner” has offered to help the troops of the commander of the Libyan national army of the Caliph Haftarot in the attack in the province of Fezzan in southern Libya.
It is reported by the Africa Intelligence website, citing unnamed sources, reports of Rain. According to the publication, will involve the training of military.
Training armies involving fighters PMCs can be held on the airbase in the city of Sabha. The power of the Haftarot plan to gain control over the oil fields in Fezzani, the newspaper writes.
In early December, the Libyan national oil Corporation (NOC) announced that oilfield of El-Sharara in Fezzani captured armed groups, calling themselves the movement for “wrath of the Fezzan”. Since it is locked. El-Sharara is operated by Libyan NOC and European companies, including Spain’s Repsol, Austria’s OMV and France’s Total.
As noted by Africa Intelligence, Haftarah “does not hide his desire” to take control of the oil fields to become “indispensable” NOC and its foreign partners.
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In October, the media reported that Russia has deployed in Eastern Libya, several dozen special forces troops and intelligence officers who are engaged in the training of the army of Haftarot, which Moscow also supplies heavy weapons. The British newspaper also wrote that in Libya there are already two Russian military bases in Tobruk and Benghazi, where militants PMC “Wagner”.
Haftar supports “government in Tobruk”, formed in 2014 and which controls the East and part of southern Libya. The national consensus government (NTC), created with the support of the UN security Council, controls the West of the country.
In November of 2018, “Novaya Gazeta” wrote that “chef Putin,” the Russian billionaire Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is associated with PMC “Wagner” and “trolls” were present at the meeting, defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with the Haftarot.
UNIAN reported earlier that close to the President of the Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is called “Putin’s cook” with the help of mercenaries and political advisors offers services in the security, the preparation of weapons and services for the organization of election campaigns in ten African countries. In particular, it was reported that the structures of Prigogine support the so-called Libyan national army, Khalifa the Haftarot, General, focused on Moscow.