Russia steps up support for private military contractor in Libya – U.N. report

Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing eastern-based Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on August 2nd, 2020. The report by independent sanctions monitors – submitted to the U.N. Security Council Libya sanctions committee, but not yet public – also found that Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Russia, and Qatar breached an arms embargo on Libya. The U.N. missions of Jordan, Russia, Qatar, Turkey and…