US accuses Russia of exploiting conflict in Libya
(The Guardian Russia)

US urges Khalifa Haftar to end offensive on Tripoli amid concerns about unofficial Russian influenceFears that Russian mercenaries, unofficially backed by Moscow, are tipping the scales in Libya in favour of the military leader Khalifa Haftar appears to have prompted the US to issue a strong warning to the general to pull back.The US has been accused of taking little interest in the eight months of fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli that began when Haftar´s Libyan National Army mounted an assault on Tripoli, provoking a fierce counter-offensive by militia forces supporting the Government of National Accord (GNA). Related: Torture, rape and murder: inside Tripoli´s refugee detention camps Continue reading...