CAIRO, May 24 (Reuters) - Russian fighters in Libya were flow out a town south of Tripoli by their Libyan allies after retreating from frontlines at the capital, the town's mayor said.
The reported departure of the Russians is another blow to the Libya National Army of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar, and his foreign allies.
Libya has been without central government control for nine years, and since 2014 it has been divided between two main rival governments in the east and the west. The conflict has turned into a proxy war between the foreign allies of the two sides. “They were flown in three military planes to Jufra and their military vehicles were driven there,” he said.
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