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.