The Russian Federation increases its military presence in Libya and maintains strong relations with both rival governments in Tripoli (west) and Benghazi (east). A high-level Libyan political and military delegation traveled to Moscow, Russia today for talks on the latest security and military developments in Libya, but also on key economic, oil and gas files. General Haddad, the highest ranking soldier in western Libya, has solid relations with Turkey, the main military partner of the GUN which prevented Haftar from conquering Tripoli "manu militari" in the 2019-2020 war. “Unlike his brother Saddam, who plays a more open political role towards western Libya, Khaled is very impressed by the Russians and their weapons,” the sources add. The political and military delegation from Tripoli arrives in Moscow after rumors about the increase in Russia's military presence in Cyrenaica and Fezzan, in the territories controlled by General Khalifa Haftar's ENL.

Source: Libya Today May 13, 2024 17:00 UTC