Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA)

Target entity: Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA)
Context triple: [Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020), belligerent, Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA)]

• A. Libyan National Army
  The Libyan National Army is a faction led by General Khalifa Haftar that controls large parts of eastern Libya and has been a key military and political force in the country’s post-2011 conflict.
• B. South Ossetian forces
  South Ossetian forces were the separatist military and paramilitary units of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that fought against Georgian troops, backed and supported by Russia, during the 2008 conflict and related tensions in the region.
• C. Libyan Army
  The Libyan Army was the national land warfare branch of Libya’s armed forces that played a central role in Muammar Gaddafi’s rise to power and in the country’s subsequent military and political history.
• D. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• E. Abkhaz forces
  Abkhaz forces were the military units of the breakaway region of Abkhazia that fought alongside Russia against Georgia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA)
Target entity description: The Russian Wagner Group (supporting LNA) is a Kremlin-linked private military company that deployed mercenaries, equipment, and tactical support to aid Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army during the 2019–2020 Tripoli offensive.

• A. Libyan National Army
  The Libyan National Army is a faction led by General Khalifa Haftar that controls large parts of eastern Libya and has been a key military and political force in the country’s post-2011 conflict.
• B. South Ossetian forces
  South Ossetian forces were the separatist military and paramilitary units of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that fought against Georgian troops, backed and supported by Russia, during the 2008 conflict and related tensions in the region.
• C. Libyan Army
  The Libyan Army was the national land warfare branch of Libya’s armed forces that played a central role in Muammar Gaddafi’s rise to power and in the country’s subsequent military and political history.
• D. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• E. Abkhaz forces
  Abkhaz forces were the military units of the breakaway region of Abkhazia that fought alongside Russia against Georgia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
• F. None of above. chosen