Now, however, the heavy Russian support has enabled Mr. Hifter’s forces to renew their advance into the city. Over the weekend, they captured most of the neighborhood of Salah el-Deen, one of their biggest gains in months. “If morale snaps, it is a terrifying thing," Mr. Wehrey said. The turmoil would almost certainly set off new waves of internal and external migrants fleeing, analysts and diplomats say. The United States has largely withdrawn from Libya while the European powers have been divided over how to approach it.

Source: International New York Times December 11, 2019 00:56 UTC