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2011-02-23 Africa North

Africa mercenaries used in Libya crackdown

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Posted by Steve White 2011-02-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 French speaking and dark-skinned suggests (as noted by Pappy)

Cleverly disguised apartheid era contractors no doubt.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-02-23 10:06|| 2011-02-23 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Predominately Chad and Mali.

Posted by newc 2011-02-23 10:57|| 2011-02-23 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll go with that, newc. I suggested Chad because Libya's had multiple issues with that country. Libya is also know to have had several thousand Tuaregs (from Mali) in their security forces some twenty years back as well.

Posted by Pappy 2011-02-23 20:58|| 2011-02-23 20:58|| Front Page Top

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