Intel: Russian mercenaries enter key oil field, Libya oil company says - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Jun 26, 2020

Pipes are pictured at Libya's El Sharara oilfield December 3, 2014. Deep in Libya's southern Sahara, men in army uniforms guard a pipeline at the El Sharara oilfield. Hundreds of kilometers to the north, rival fighters turn off the pumps to stop the oil flowing. The standoff over El Sharara illustrates the complex challenge United Nations mediators face in holding together a country heading towards a civil war between factions allied with rival cities scrambling for control. U.N. envoys plan to bring the Li — Pipes are pictured at Sharara oil field, Libya, Dec. 3, 2014. — REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

US threatens sanctions in bid to restore oil sharing in Libya

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Smoke and flame rise from an oil storage tank that was set on fire amid fighting between rival factions at Ras Lanuf terminal, Libya in this handout picture released on June 16, 2018. The National Oil Corporation/ Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. - RC1597B41120

Fight over oil offers opportunity to protect Libya's wealth

Jason Pack

Members of the "Tripoli Brigade", a militia loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), sit in the back of a pickup truck as they parade through the Martyrs' Square at the centre of the GNA-held Libyan capital Tripoli on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Intel: Eastern Libya invites Egypt to intervene against Turkey-backed offensive

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Intel: AFRICOM commander visits Libya’s UN-backed prime minister in Tripoli

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff