Moscow is aggressively expanding its strategic military footprint across six vital airbases nestled deep within the Libyan desert.
Advanced MiG-29 fighter jets, lethal drones, and complex air-defense systems now permanently dominate installations like Jufra and Al-Khadim.
Russian forces are actively rehabilitating runways, constructing modern hangars, and steadily boosting troop numbers across these strategic southern outposts.
Washington watches with mounting apprehension as these logistical hubs facilitate the quiet transit of weapons throughout the wider Sahel.
Analysts warn that this escalating foreign presence deeply challenges fragile efforts to unify Libya’s fractured state institutions.