U.S. Africa Command recently confirmed that Russian military contractor Wagner Group had employed 2,000 Syrian mercenaries to bolster opposition strongman Khalifa Haftar’s position in eastern Libya, while NATO ally Turkey recruited another 5,000 Syrians to fight on behalf of the Tripoli government.
“We have watched the uptick since last fall of Russia capabilities and Russian troops,” AFRICOM Deputy Director of Intelligence Rear Adm. Heidi Berg told journalists on a media call from command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
Since late 2019, Russia has denied any relationship with the Wagner Group despite numerous links to Moscow, including more than a dozen fourth-generation MiG-29 fighters and Su-24s fighter jets stealthily transferred to a desert airbase in May. -Full Report
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