23/05/2019
Russia sees Libya stalemate as strongman's assault stalls
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's almost two-month assault on the capital, Tripoli, has stalled and he can't take the city, according to a Russian special envoy to the oil-rich North African state. quot;It was absolutely predictable that Haftar would get bogged down,quot; said Lev Dengov, who forecast a lengthy stand-off. The leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army quot;isn't capable of taking Tripoli. That's clear,quot; Dengov said in an interview on Tuesday in Moscow. After intervening to tip the balance in Syria's civil war, Libya has emerged as another arena where Russia's flexing its geopolitical muscle in the region. Moscow...
