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February 27, 2011

Guide Libyan Mercenaries Profile

A very useful and insightful article from The Telegraph, it confirms Qadhdhafi did in fact bring in mercenaries from Chad, although given the story told by a young one, it is reasonable to presume there were bait & switch going on:

African mercenaries in Libya nervously await their fate - Telegraph

African mercenaries in Libya nervously await their fate
Mercenaries captured in Libya are facing an uncertain future, writes Nick Meo in Al-Bayda.
Nevertheless, as the article notes there are elements still out there, the return to stability after The Guide is killed - that seems certain - is a far from certain thing.

Posted by The Lounsbury at February 27, 2011 01:45 PM
Filed Under: Libya Civil War , Maghreb , North Africa , Political Development , The MENA '48

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V. interesting. Thanks.

Posted by: Guybrush Threepwood at March 1, 2011 10:16 PM

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