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Five Libyan generals announce defection
Five generals, two colonels and a major have announced their defection from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces and said Libya's army was now at 20 per cent capacity.Italian foreign ministry spokesman Maurizio Massari told reporters the officers had deserted thanks to "the careful, competent and determined work of our intelligence service". "You have made the right choice to abandon a regime without a future," he said as he introduced the officers and representatives of Libya's rebels at a press conference. Advertisement: Story continues below Abdel Rahman Shalgham, a former foreign minister who served as Tripoli's representative at the United Nations before switching sides, said: "These officers are among 120 who left Gaddafi and Libya over the last few days." Posted by: tipper 2011-05-30 |
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