Italy watches as Europe’s strongest military sends another war equipment convoy into a North African nation the U.S. is warning citizens to avoid – Business Insider Africa

Italy watches as Europe’s strongest military sends another war equipment convoy into a North African nation the U.S. is warning citizens to avoid  Business Insider Africa

A second Russian naval convoy has delivered armored vehicles and logistical supplies to eastern Libya, expanding foreign military movement in a region where the U A secondary Russian military fleet has docked at the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya after traveling across the central Mediterranean. DON'T MISS THIS: A powerful Gulf nation and other foreign networks allegedly fuel high-tech drone warfare in Northeast Africa as UN probe warns of possible war crimes Satellite imagery confirmed that the naval force included cargo and landing ships delivering armored personnel carriers, supply trucks, and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. A September 13 Sentinel-2 satellite image, analyzed by open-source intelligence groups Sonar and GeoInsider, reveals the locations of three ships.

According to Libya Observer, "An Italian Air Force P-72A maritime patrol aircraft detected a naval convoy in the central Mediterranean on September 10, according to the specialist website Itamil Radar." DON'T MISS THIS: North African country with 6 Russian military bases denies allowing Ukraine to use government-controlled territory to attack Russian oil tankers "At the time, the three vessels had stopped transmitting their public data through the Automatic Identification System, through which ships report their identity, position, speed, and course to other vessels and coastal stations" Neither Russian nor Libyan officials have released formal statements detailing the intended recipient or purpose of the armaments. It