Placeholder while article actions loadUNITED NATIONS — 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. 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. At least 300 of these Syrians have returned home and not been replaced by Hifter, the report said. 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: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 08:06 UTC