Russian mercenaries accused of chemical attack in Libya

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 25 Apr 2020 by Alex Teddy
On April 24 Libya accused Wagner Russian mercenaries of carrying out a chemical attack. The Government of National Accord (GNA) is the UN recognized government in Libya. The GNA said that Wagner Russian mercenaries carried out the attack to assist Khalifa Haftar who leads the Libyan National Accord (LNA). Haftar, 74, is a Libyan-American but has a good relationship with Russia. The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has persistently sided with Russia over such allegations in Syria. OPCW is also a UN body. Moscow denies that it has any connection with Wagner. Putin's confidante Yevgeny Prigozhin is thought to be one of the owners of Wagner.

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