Hundreds of Russian, Syrian Mercenaries Quit Libya’s Front Lines
- About 1,500 Wagner mercenaries and Syrians pulled back
- Bani Walid mayor says mercenaries flew to Haftar base
Photographer: Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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More than 1,000 Russian and Syrian mercenaries in Libya have pulled back from the front lines after a Turkish military intervention helped block an assault on the capital.
The intervention halted an attempt to capture Tripoli by the Moscow-backed strongman Khalifa Haftar.