Russian Policy toward Libya: The Egyptian Factor

A great deal of media attention to Russian involvement in Libya arose as a result of a March 14 Reuters report that Moscow “appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya.” These forces, reportedly consisting of a 22-man unit, deployed to support General Khalifa Haftar, who controls much of eastern Libya.

Russian Policy toward Libya: The Egyptian Factor
Tripoli, Libya

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