The “African Army” replaces the Russian Wagner in Africa
The Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, at the head of a high-ranking delegation from this country, entered the international airport of Benghazi city to talk with the military and security officials of the eastern Libyan government. |
According to the report of Tsinem International News Agency, Yunesbek Yukarev, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, arrived at Benin International Airport on Friday and was Ahmed Hommeh, Minister of Defense of the Government elected by the Parliament, Major General Khairy Tamimi, Chief of Staff of General Khalifa Haftar, Commander of the so-called National Army (Eastern Camp) and Brigadier General Khaled Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan Security Services, were welcomed.
This is the fifth visit of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia to eastern Libya in the past 10 months, the most recent of which was last Sunday. In the city of Benghazi, he met and talked with General Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the forces known as the Libyan National Army. The trip of “Yunesbek Yokaref” to the east of Libya took place while news about the formation of “African Army” in the countries of this continent, including Libya, has been published in media and political circles this summer.
Last December, the Russian newspaper “Fido Mosti” published details of Moscow’s action to replace the “Wagner” group militants in the Black Continent and announced that Russia intends to establish a military organization called the “African Division” that will Its activity is in the Sahel region (south of the Great Sahara of Africa) and since Libya has an airport and access to the sea, it is impossible to form this group without the participation of Libya.
For a long time, news about the activities of Wagner’s militias in eastern Libya and Russia’s financial support of the so-called National Army in Western and Libyan countries have been published.
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |