Wagner Group

Belarus leader accuses Russia of meddling as early presidential vote begins

President Alexander Lukashenko warns of Russian attempts to unseat him and sow discord after pushing out most of his political rivals ahead of decisive elections.

Will the US now take on Russian military contractor, Wagner Group?

New sanctions against individuals and entities related to the Wagner Group, along with forceful statements, signal a new offensive against the private military contractor.

Libyan war: Where key international players stand

The international community is divided with some supporting the UN-backed government and others backing the warlord Khalifa Haftar.

The US says it has strong evidence of Russia's aircraft delivery to Libya

Washington says it has photographic proof showing that Moscow sent fighter jets to Libya to bolster warlord Haftar's ranks.

Russia sent warplanes to back 'mercenary group' in Libya

US military command for Africa releases pictures of the "fourth generation jet fighters", saying the jets to support Russian Wagner group arrived recently but did not specify when exactly.

Haftar loses more ground after ceding crucial territories in western Libya

Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militias have been hit by stinging defeats in the country’s west after the collapse of their siege of Tripoli.

Russia is working with Syria's Assad to move militia to Libya, says US

US special envoy for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said the Libyan conflict could even get more complicated, adding "the Russians are working with Assad to transfer militia fighters, possibly third country, possibly Syrian, to Libya, as well as equipment."

Libyan warlord Haftar got fighters from Russia's Wagner Group - UN experts

The 57-page report by independent sanctions monitors, submitted to the UN Security Council Libya sanctions committee, said the Russian contractor deployed forces that act as an effective force multiplier for renegade warlord Haftar's militia.

The key militias who fight alongside Haftar in Libya

Here’s a quick look into the groups that fuel Khalifa Haftar’s war against the UN-backed government in Tripoli.

Sudanese mercenaries deployed in fight against Libyan government

Many foreign fighters such as Sudanese Janjaweed militias, Chadian rebel groups, and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group are used to support warlord Khalifa Haftar's so-called Libyan National Army.

The Wagner Group: a private military company that's not exactly 'private'

The Wagner Group is Putin's most potent weapon in advancing Russian policy objectives while maintaining plausible deniability.

How Russia is slowly encircling Europe

Described as a Cold War casualty, Russia has been reasserting itself both politically and militarily. Experts argue that Moscow aims to reclaim its old glory.