Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as …
Dec 31, 2024 · In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative...
Libya–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Libya–Syria relations are the bilateral relations between Libya and Syria. The two countries are members of the Arab League and the United Nations.
‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria
Dec 24, 2024 · Libya, where Russia already has a presence, is acknowledged as the only practical alternative should Russia decide to withdraw all or some of its forces from Syria.
Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US …
Dec 16, 2024 · Two of the US officials said that the Russians have begun moving naval assets from Syria to Libya, and a separate defense official said Moscow has increased pressure on Libyan National Army...
Syria’s challenges are even greater than those Libya faced in 2011
Dec 19, 2024 · Libya’s trajectory offers lessons for those seeking peaceful transition in Syria. Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme. The rapid and complete capitulation of the Assad regime in Syria shows how quickly fragile …
Fallout of Assad’s ouster in Syria ripples down the Mediterranean to Libya
Dec 20, 2024 · The loss of its military power in Syria has led Russia to turn its sights on Libya. Could the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria see the strengthening of his Libyan counterpart, Khalifa Haftar?
Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after …
Dec 17, 2024 · After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the world was moved by emotional scenes of liberation — families reuniting after years of separation and former prisoners walking free ...
Russian military: Moving from Syria to Libya? – DW – 12/18/2024
Dec 18, 2024 · Russia was relocating air-defense systems and other advanced weapons from Syria to bases it controls in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing unnamed US and Libyan officials.
Assad’s Downfall Echoes Across the Mediterranean
Dec 12, 2024 · Under Assad, Syria evolved into a multi-billion-dollar hub to produce Captagon, a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant, which flooded Libya’s market through the Damascus–Benghazi corridor, enriching Saddam Haftar and his associates.
Syria to Libya, then Europe: How people smugglers operate
Aug 16, 2023 · The AFP news agency interviewed Syrian smugglers and refugees about the journey to migration hub Libya, notorious for rights abuses, and then across the central Mediterranean – the world’s ...