UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia's Wagner Group, which has violated international law, U.N. experts said in a report obtained by the Associated Press. The report said Chadian opposition groups operate from Libya and Sudanese fighters have been recruited by Hifter. Turkish-backed Syrian fighters have been seen by the panel in government military camps in Tripoli while Hifter-affiliated Syrian fighters operate alongside the Wagner Group's fighters in the strategic northern city of Sirte and nearby Jufra. The panel said it continues to investigate the deployment of Wagner fighters and the transfers of arms and related materiel to support its operations. Experts also received information about the recovery of anti-tank mines from positions primarily occupied by Wagner in south Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today May 29, 2022 21:18 UTC