U.S. warns of Russian bid for Libya stronghold after warplane delivery

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The U.S. military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in its stalemated civil war but could further help Moscow eventually secure a geostrategic stronghold in North Africa, a U.S. general said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks in a deserted street in the Old Souq, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , during the holy month of Ramadan in Tripoli, Libya April 29, 2020. Picture taken April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

U.S. Brigadier General Gregory Hadfield, deputy director of U.S. Africa Command’s Intelligence Directorate, told a small group of reporters the Russian aircrafts’ flight path originated in Russia and passed through Iran and Syria before reaching Libya. “Backing the LNA and backing Field Marshal Haftar, it really isn’t about winning the war, it’s about developing strongholds,” Hadfield said.U.S. eyes use of security brigade in Tunisia amid Russia concerns

 

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I'm no military strategist but it been apparent to me that the newSovietUnion has been after a N. African stronghold ever since they got their asses kicked out of Egypt. ChosenBoy's and PompousAss's foreign policies are garbage.

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