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The pilot at the Air Force of Khalifa Haftar's forces, who was detained after his MIG23 had been downed days ago, said the Russians and Emiratis are operating the battle; Russia plans tactics and UAE operates drones.
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US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has said Saturday that the US military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya's capital last month has been shot down by Russian air defenses, demanding the return
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UAE's Al-Aan news TV aired Tuesday a video showing a Russian mercenary fighter talking about his time in Libya with other Russian mercenaries fighting for Khalifa Haftar's forces.
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The former official of North African affairs at the US State Department, William Lawrence has said that the Russian interference in Libya is a matter of concern to the majority of the EU countries including NATO member
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The US State Department's assistant secretary for near eastern affairs, David Schenker, was reported by CNN as saying that Russia is deploying troops in significant numbers to support Khalifa Haftar, saying the Russian
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The United States' Department of State said American officials met with Khalifa Haftar on Sunday to discuss steps to achieve a suspension of hostilities and a political resolution to the Libyan conflict.
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The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar's forces, Ahmed Al-Mismari, said any results coming out of Berlin conference on Libya will be a waste of time, adding that the solution to the crisis is military, not a political one.
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The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he discussed with his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed the Russian presence in Libya, ceasefire and the need to resume political solution efforts in the country.
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