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Old 05-26-2020, 12:31   #1
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Russia deploys military fighter aircraft to Libya

Russia just spreading the love around.

"Russia deploys military fighter aircraft to Libya"

https://www.africom.mil/media-room/p...craft-to-libya

"U.S. Africa Command assesses that Moscow recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there.

Russian military aircraft are likely to provide close air support and offensive fires for the Wagner Group PMC that is supporting the Libyan National Army's (LNA) fight against the internationally recognized Government of National Accord. The Russian fighter aircraft arrived in Libya, from an airbase in Russia, after transiting Syria where it is assessed they were repainted to camouflage their Russian origin......."
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Old 05-26-2020, 13:14   #2
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https://www.dvidshub.net/image/62209...aircraft-libya


Interesting pictures. The angle of the MIGs to the camera looks almost horizontal.


I would hope we don't have active assets supporting the UN & GNA??
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From a link to another link......

Maybe the Ruskie jets are for egress cover??

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Pro-Haftar mercenaries leaving Libya, say reports

Hundreds of Russian mercenaries fighting for Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar against the internationally recognized government were evacuated from combat zones south of the capital Tripoli, according to various reports.

The reports come after a series of setbacks for Haftar’s year-long offensive to seize the capital from the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA).

“An Antonov 32 military cargo plane landed at Bani Walid airport to resume the evacuation of Wagner [Group] mercenaries who had fled southern Tripoli, to an as-yet unconfirmed destination,” pro-GNA forces wrote on Twitter, according to Agence France-Press.

Salem Alaywan, the mayor of the town of Bani Walid told a local television channel that three planes took off with Wagner elements, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported.

Last month, in a report sent to the Security Council, United Nations experts corroborated U.S. media reports that the Wagner Group, a shadowy Russian paramilitary organization seen as close to President Vladimir Putin, had sent fighters to back Haftar.

The Kremlin has always denied involvement.

At a U.N. Security Council videoconference earlier this month, Britain and the United States urged Russia to stop sending mercenaries to Libya.

“Wagner Group activities continue to exacerbate the conflict and prolong the suffering of the Libyan people,” said British ambassador Jonathan Allen at that video meeting.

American ambassador Kelly Craft said that “all actors involved in the conflict in Libya must immediately suspend military operations.”
Their Russian counterpart, Vasily Nebenzia, dismissed the claims as “speculation.”

Pro-GNA forces, with growing support from Turkey, have chalked up a series of victories in recent weeks largely thanks to their air superiority.

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