US intelligence agencies are closely watching the Russian military activities in Libya for signs of, Moscow may soon build a military base there, According to journalistThe Washington Times Bill Gertz.
Efforts to establish a Russian military presence headed by Lieutenant General retired Khalifa Haftar, whose & quot; Libyan National Army" control the east of the country.
& Quot; private Russian troops operate in eastern Libya in March 2017 of the year, and among them – "РСБ-Групп", which sent a few dozen armed mercenaries to bring together a host of Haftorah. New Posts, received recently from Libya, states, mercenaries & quot; SCR-Group" engaged in preliminary work, scouting locations for a Russian military base in Tobruk and Benghazi, & quot;, – Goertz passes.
In addition to the SSR, in eastern Libya has a group Wagner, which, reportedly, serving set Haftarah Russian weapons. & Quot; The mercenaries Wagner also help to create an intelligence network for the troops of General & quot;, – informs the author.
& Quot; According to observers, The United States should support the general Haftorah, to try to prevent Russia from Libya to take control of the & quot;, – He writes journalist.
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