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France retaliates for killing of its troops in Libya with intense raids
[Libya Observer] 13 fighters from Defend Benghazi Brigades were killed in foreign Sources close to DBB said the "The Defend Benghazi Brigades released Sunday images of dead bodies from the helicopter downing saying 2 of them were French. The The French Defense Ministry confirmed Wednesday the killing of 3 French troops in Libya. French government spokesperson Stephane Le Foll has also confirmed presence of French special forces in Libya. Recent leaks have revealed that La Belle France and other western countries are backing rogue General Khalifa Haftar ... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... in his war against his opponents in Benghazi. Posted by: Fred 2016-07-21 |
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