Tag: desert
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Libyan National Army says 7 soldiers were killed in operations against smugglers in the south-east
The Head of the General Directorate of Security Operations of Benghazi, Major General Jamal Al-Amami, who is effectively also responsible for security and police operations in the east of Libya, announced earlier this week, that up to 7 soldiers of the Libyan National Army have been killed in gun-fights against smugglers in the south-east of…
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Mass graves uncovered in Libya: bodies have gunshot wounds and signs of torture
Mass graves have been uncovered in the south-east of Libya in the Al-Kufra desert late last week. Various reports have now confirmed that bodies found in the mass graves, totaling more than 50 Black migrants, had gun-shot wounds. Some bodies also show signs of torture and rape. The Al-Kufra desert is a high-risk region with…
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Khalifa Haftar has full control of the southern Libya border
When diplomats onced asked Khalifa Haftar on the slavery situation in the south-eastern regions of Libya, specifically in Kufra, Khalifa Haftar always tells these diplomats that his forces actively hunt and arrest both illegal immigrants and human traffickers. Occasionally, Haftar’s forces conduct operations in the southern desert parts of Libya and do actually arrest human…
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Tuareg Libyans vow to aid Tuareg rebels in Mali against the Wagner Group
A convoy of Tuareg rebels in Libya at the border of Algeria has vowed to cross the desert and drive to Mali to help their Tuareg ethnic members in Mali against the Wagner Group. The exact location of the footage could not be confirmed but the Libyan Tuareg rebels, who are wearing official Libyan fatigues,…