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Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield

| June 26, 2020 10:03 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya’s largest oil field, the country's National Oil Corporation said on Friday, describing the development as an attempt to thwart the resumption of halted oil production in the war-torn country.

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