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☆ Exclusive: Evidence emerges of Russia’s Wagner arming militia leader battling Sudan’s army
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Nima Elbagir Gianluca Mezzofiore Tamara Qiblawi Barbara Arvanitidis | Nima Elbagir | Gianluca Mezzofiore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been supplying Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with missiles to aid their fight against the country’s army, Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources have told CNN. Haftar has backed the RSF, sources say, although he denies taking sides. That day, Russia airdropped surface-to-air missiles to Dagalo’s militia positions in northwest Sudan, according to regional and Sudanese sources. For years, Dagalo has been a key beneficiary from Russian involvement in Sudan, as the primary recipient of Moscow’s weapons and training. Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Burhan and has privately backed him in the power struggle, according to Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources.

Photo: El Tayeb Siddig/ReutersA powerful Libyan militia leader and the Egyptian military have sent military support to rival generals battling for control of neighboring Sudan, people familiar with the matter say, an illustration of how the fighting threatens to draw in regional powers. Khalifa Haftar , the commander of a faction that controls eastern Libya, dispatched at least one plane to fly military supplies to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, these people said. Meanwhile, Egypt sent warplanes and pilots to back the Sudanese military, they added.

☆ U.S. Presses Libyan Commander to Expel Russia’s Wagner
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Benoit Faucon | Warren P. Strobel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CIA director William Burns pressured a top Libyan commander in mid-January to expel Russian mercenary outfit Wagner, said European and Libyan security officials, amid fears the group may tap into the country’s oil riches. During the Libyan visit, Mr. Burns warned Khalifa Haftar, commander of a faction that controls eastern Libya, about hosting the Russian mercenaries. While not a cabinet member, Mr. Haftar is aligned with the government in Tripoli.

☆ CIA chief makes rare visit to Libya
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TRIPOLI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, the Libyan government said. Dbeibah's Government of National Unity announced the visit on its Facebook page, posting a picture of Burns and Dbeibah together. Two sources close to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, who is based in Benghazi, said Burns had also met with him. The United States has previously said it is worried about the role played by Russia in Libya's conflict, and fears continued instability in the OPEC member could impact global energy supply and give space to Islamist militant groups. The detention of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi and his transfer to the United States prompted anger inside Libya, which has no extradition treaty with Washington, and led to recriminations from Dbeibah's political foes.

☆ Forţele armate loiale generalului Khalifa Haftar au închis graniţa Libiei cu Algeria
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Forţele loiale comandantului Khalifa Haftar au închis graniţa Libiei cu Algeria, a fost anunţat duminică, după ce mobilizări însemnate ale trupelor sale au reliefat rolul lui în ciuda eforturilor de unificare a ţării. Armata Naţională Libiană a lui Haftar a trimis săptămâna trecută trupe în oraşul sudic Sebha, care era deja aliat forţelor estice, apoi, sâmbătă, la un punct de trecere a frontierei cu Algeria. „Forţele armate au închis graniţa Libiei cu Algeria şi au declarat-o zonă militară în care este interzisă circulaţia”, a transmis o unitate a armatei, scrie News.ro. Graniţa de aproximativ 1.000 de kilometri dintre Algeria şi Libia este trasată printr-un deşert în mare parte nelocuit şi are câteva puncte de trecere. Duminică sunt aşteptate progrese cu privire la implementarea termenilor unui armistiţiu în vigoare din septembrie.

Persons: Khalifa, Haftar Organizations: Armata Naţională, ONU Locations: Libiei, Algeria, Libia, Tripoli

☆ Germania a exportat în 2020 arme în valoare de un miliard de euro în țări din Orientul Mijlociu
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Guvernul german a aprobat în 2020 exporturi de arme în valoare de peste un miliard de euro în ţări implicate în conflictele din Yemen şi Libia, informează duminică DPA. De asemenea, a fost acordată permisiunea de a furniza arme în Qatar (305,1 milioane de euro), Emiratele Arabe Unite (51,3 milioane), Kuweit (23,4 milioane) şi Turcia (22,9 milioane), potrivit Agerpres. Sumele totalizează 1,16 miliarde de euro, potrivit ministerului. În Yemen, o alianţă condusă de Arabia Saudită împreună cu guvernul de la Sana'a luptă împotriva rebelilor huthi susţinuţi de Iran. Alianţa include Emiratele Arabe Unite, Egipt, Kuweit, Iordania şi Bahrain.

Persons: Khalifa Haftar Organizations: Economiei, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Agerpres, Licenţe Locations: Yemen, Libia, Egipt, Bundestag, Qatar, Emiratele Arabe, Kuweit, Turcia, Bahrain, Arabia Saudită, Iran, Alianţa, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Iordania, Qatarul, Tripoli

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