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Libya participates in US naval “Exercise Phoenix Express”
Libya is going to take part in “Exercise Phoenix Express 2021”, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise…
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Pentagon says UAE funding Russia’s Wagner Group support for Haftar in Libya
Foreign Policy has reported that the United Arab Emirates is apparently helping to finance the Russian mercenary group (Wagner) in…
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US AFRICOM: Russia has sent 12 fighter aircraft to Libya, 2 have since crashed
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) believes more than a dozen Russian aircraft, first reported to have been deployed to Libya in May, are…
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US AFRICOM confirms to Libyan Defense Minister support for counterterrorism efforts
The US AFRICOM Commander Stephen Townsend and Ambassador Richard Norland discuss key security issues with Libya’s Minister of Defense Libya’s…
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US AFRICOM: Russia planted landmines, booby-traps around Tripoli down to Sirte
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Wednesday it had clear evidence that Russian employed, state-sponsored Wagner Group laid landmines and…
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US ambassador, AFRICOM Commander, stress need for return to negotiations in meeting with GNA officials
US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and Commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend met with Libyan Prime Minister…
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Chief of US AFRICOM meets with GNA officials in Libya
The Chief of the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM) Stephen Townsend met Monday in Zuwara with the Head of…
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AFRICOM: New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
US Africa Command said Russia’s introduction of manned, armed attack aircraft into Libya changes the nature of the current conflict…
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The Pentagon: Russia supporting Haftar in Libya is a greater danger than ISIS
US defense and US Africa Command (AFRICOM) officials believe that Russia inserted a paramilitary group in Libya to support Khalifa…
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