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New York Times: US accuses Russia of sending warplanes to Libya

Published May 27, 2020 at 6:49 am

Smoke billows from a spot targeted by a NATO air strike on July 1, 2011, in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura, as African Union leaders resumed talks in the Equatorial Guinea capital to thrash out sticking points on a roadmap to end Libya's conflict amid pressure from the Libyan rebels to force Moamer Kadhafi to leave power.

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The U.S. military accused Russia of covertly deploying at least 14 fighter jets to Libya last week to support Russian mercenaries fighting alongside a beleaguered commander in his campaign to oust the government from Tripoli, the capital.