Libya Slams Russian Intervention: ‘Wherever Wagner Goes Destruction Happens’
Nov. 11, 2019
Russia is using private military contractors to escalate the conflict in Libya and boost its influence there, the security chief of Libya’s UN-backed government has said.
Libyan interior minister Fathi Bashagha’s accusations follow reports of at least two deployments of Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenaries in recent months as forces based in eastern Libya attempt to take the capital. Russia denies its military presence in Libya and says it supports conflict settlement efforts in the oil-rich nation.
“The Russians have intervened to pour fuel on the fire and enhance the crisis rather than finding a solution,†Bashagha told Bloomberg in an interview published Saturday.
More at: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/11/11/wherever-wagner-goes-destruction-happens-libya-slams-russian-intervention-a68114
And The Moscow Times also reports:
7 Kremlin-Linked Mercenaries Killed in Mozambique in October — Military Sources
Army sources told The Moscow Times about two separate incidents involving ambushes by Islamic State-linked insurgents.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/31/7-kremlin-linked-mercenaries-killed-in-mozambique-in-october-sources-a67996
That's starting to get very South in Africa.
