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Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
#Russian vessels have been unloading thousands of tons of #military equipment in the eastern #Libyan port of #Tobruk this month after repeated visits by #Russia’s deputy defense minister Yunus-Bek #Yevkurov to Gen. Khalifa #Haftar, the strongman running eastern #Libya.
The #shipments, arriving from the Russian-controlled port of #Tartus in #Syria, contain towed #artillery, armored personnel carriers and rocket launchers according to video released by Libyan news site Fawasel Media.
The equipment may in part be used to sustain Russia’s growing military presence in eastern Libya, but are also likely destined for countries further south in Africa like #Niger, #Mali and #BurkinaFaso where Russia has ties to leaders of recent coups.
English defensenews.com/global/europe/…
French www-defensenews-com.translate.…
#Géopolitique #Politique #Politics #Journalism #news #Geopolitics #Afrika #Afrique #Africa #افريقيا
Defense News · Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
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'the presence of #Wagner operatives has been reported in #Libya -n media in several key #oil facilities under #LNA control (the army led by Khalifa #Haftar in the east of the country), and those installations include the Zilla #oilfield and the oil crescent ports'
'A day before #prigozhin ’s plane crash the #Russian Dep Defence Minister Yunus-Bek #Yevkurov visited eastern #Libya to reassure officials that Wagner fighters would remain there under #Moscow 's control'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlb
BBCBBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Wagner after PrigozhinWhat next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
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'Just before #Prigozhin ’s plane went down in fact, the very day before we heard reports that #Russia 's Deputy Defence Minister, Yunus-Bek #Yevkurov was in #Libya - he met with Commander #Haftar Who is one of the key figures in Libya.'
More on the race to take over #Wagner in the #MENA region and their operations in #Africa in the latest special of #TheGlobalJigsaw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlb
BBCBBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Wagner after PrigozhinWhat next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
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'Since prigozhin’s death many #Russian def ministry officials including Deputy Defence Minister #Yevkurov, army general #Surovikin - who has for a long time had ties to #Wagner -, military intelligence generals like Vladimir #Alekseyev and Andrey #Averyanov - they were all spotted in various #African states and it is likely to be some sort of a coordinated effort to renegotiate Wagner’s contracts and take them over for the ministry's pocket private military companies' https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlb
BBCBBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Wagner after PrigozhinWhat next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
[Gifted NYT link - no paywall ].After Prigozhin’s Death, a High-Stakes Scramble for His Empire
A shadowy fight is playing out on three continents for control of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s sprawling interests as head of the Wagner mercenary group. The biggest prize: his lucrative operations in Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/world/europe/prigozhin-wagner-russia-africa.html?unlocked_article_code=1KRlYqOHf0kqm1pN9Mf9wt6G6y1eVzM3zR1AmvO0TbA8BiFmKsDAVnBgMvjZrzJ8bpYQgU3MSmQInzbp1HALv90dbxzmO37nnjFjLPJ7es2mi0amc3dP6hLwQPDg1AlSxpQIdnUDH3C1ZNfxupzwMqlT-C_U5xd9i3kr_TuFwns0B7O0y5ZFgj8ZkhxIo83tYa4YWDr13ECCU9da3qmyJfeytQGahXskgXnNkik7jJUL5uh-tbywABTcqyB59fXZjk7KX6hScdqsb6UwOF3vwspVoopF4-UgpZk8g2DNME61rPBmUD-XefAPI_w3F_X-5F0SiLZEFkJghbLH2PMtVEOOOVht7XcD6L-Iow&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #prigozhin #Africa #libya #burkinaFaso #wagner #wagnerGroup #yevkurov #pavelPrigozhin #averyanov
The New York TimesAfter Prigozhin’s Death, a High-Stakes Scramble for His Empire
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Reports of #Surovikin ’s arrest cannot be confirmed, but authorities will likely be suspicious of his long association with #Wagner dating back to his service in #Syria from 2017.
Similarly, #Yevkurov was filmed talking to #Wagner owner Yevgeny #Prigozhin during the group’s uncontested take-over of #Rostov -on-Don.
Although largely known in the West by his brutal reputation, (cont.)
Latest UK ministry of defence Def Intel update:
General Sergei #Surovikin , Commander-in-Chief #Russian Aerospace Forces and deputy commander of Russian forces in #Ukraine , has not been seen in public since the 23-24 June 2023 #Wagner Group #mutiny
Meanwhile, Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Yunus-bek #Yevkurov was notably absent from a televised appearance by the Ministry of Defence’s leadership on 03 July 2023.
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