Libya's Haftar leaves Moscow without signing peace dealWestern powers are keen to stabilise Libya following years of turbulence since the 2011 killing of Moamer Kadhafi. MOSCOW: Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow on Tuesday without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain. Haftar and his allies were in Moscow on Monday for talks with the UN-recognised government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj and based in Tripoli. Putin late on Monday discussed the talks in Moscow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Kremlin said, following her visit to Moscow Saturday. Several hundred Russian mercenaries are reported to be in Libya supporting Haftar.

Source: Bangkok Post January 14, 2020 08:37 UTC