Fri 26 July 2019:
An estimated 1,000 fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia arrived in central Libya on Thursday, reportedly charged with protecting oil infrastructure to allow warlord Khalifa Haftar’s troops to focus solely on the ongoing offensive to seize Tripoli.
The troops, belonging to the notoriously violent paramilitary group, are reportedly the first batch of 4,000 Sudanese fighters to be sent to Libya to support Haftar, according to Sudan’s Radio Dabanga. Haftar, known for his ruthless brutality, launched a large-scale operation to capture the capital Tripoli from forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in April.
