Russia helping Libyan rebels – US

NEW YORK: The United States military on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) accused Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of Russian mercenaries operating there.

“US Africa Command assesses that Moscow recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors operating on the ground there,” the US military’s Africa Command said in a statement. It also said the aircraft were painted “to camouflage their Russian origin.”