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BBC: Scale of Russian mercenary mission in Libya exposed

By BBC.

Published Aug. 11, 2021. Updated Aug. 11 at 4:39 am

A resident walks amidst the rubble of a building that was damaged when forces loyal to eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar shelled the residential neighbourhood of Znatah in the Libyan capital Tripoli, held by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), on May 1, 2020.

Photo by AFP

A new BBC investigation has revealed the scale of operations by a shadowy Russian mercenary group in Libya’s civil war, which includes links to war crimes and the Russian military. A Samsung tablet left by a fighter for the Wagner group exposes its key role – as well as traceable fighter codenames.