Over the weekend regional strongman and Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar launched attacks on the city of al Sidra, the country’s largest oil port, which has seen fighting between Haftar’s troops and militias. al Sidra is situated in the Gulf of Sidra, across from Benghazi, just under 400km by land. In the past year, Haftar had managed to secure large portions of Benghazi from Islamist forces. Haftar’s attacks on al Sidra were precipitated by the loss of the port to Islamist fighters last week. As reported by Lima Charlie News, in January, amid intense fighting over Benghazi, a MiG-23 from Haftar’s air force was … Continue reading Reports raise concerns of increased Russian influence in Libya, region