Newsbrief: Russia gets involved in Libyan civil war

by Josh Giaquinto
edited by Tyler Comeau

(Photo: The New York Times)

Libyan causalities were found with wounds caused by sniper ammo consistent with ones used by Russian mercenaries in Ukraine, according The New York Times.

The wounds were originally presumed to be from artillery fire that has been commonplace in the Libyan civil war. But now medics at Aziziya field hospital have noticed holes in a head or a torso left by bullets that kill instantly and never exit the body.

Libya has been in a state civil war with multiple factions fighting for control of the region. Russia has been supporting militia leader Khalifa Hifter financially for the past four years but are now using more direct ways of support with missile strikes, artillery, jet planes, and snipers.

The snipers are a part of 200 Russian troops that have arrived in Libya in the past six weeks. This part of a campaign for Russia to regain influence in the Middle East and Africa.