The shift in Libya

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US withdraws troops from Libya amid rival militias fighting near capital

So, the US has "temporarily" (!?) withdrawn its troops from Libya. The US African command (safely stationed in Stuttgart, Germany) has called the withdrawal temporary, but of course they can't say when they're planning to return the troops there.

The situation in Libya has deteriorated, Gen Halifa Haftar has started an assault on Tripoli, the capital, where the UN-backed government of Faiz Sarraj is based. Although Russia claims they're neutral in this, they've already blocked a UN resolution denouncing the violence and urging Haftar to stop his attack on the capital.

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