Human Rights Watch met with demining agencies and groups responsible for surveying and clearing Tripoli's southern suburbs. On May 24, Human Rights Watch wrote to Russia's foreign minister to present the organization's findings and request information relating to the presence of Wagner Group operatives in Libya. Human Rights Watch is co-founder and chair of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, 1997 Nobel Peace Co-Laureate. The Panel of Experts estimated that 800 to 1,200 Wagner Group operatives backed Hiftar's forces in different observation, advisory, force protection, and combat roles. The Russian government has previously denied any links to Wagner Group operations.

Source: Libya Today May 31, 2022 08:38 UTC