United Nations Shines Light on Shadowy Libyan Air War Arnaud Delalande A group of U.N. experts studying the war in Libya released its final report on June 9, 2017. This nearly 300-page document details political... A group of U.N. experts studying the war...
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United Nations Shines Light on Shadowy Libyan Air War Arnaud Delalande A group of U.N. experts studying the war in Libya released its final report on June 9, 2017. This nearly 300-page document details political... A group of U.N. experts studying the war in Libya released its final report on June 9, 2017. This nearly 300-page document details political and security developments, violations of human rights and the arms embargo, illicit crude oil exports, the dissemination of state funds and the financing of armed groups. It also quotes and confirms War Is Boring’s reporting on violations of the arms embargo, the United Arab Emirates backing of the Libyan National Army and the rival Libyan Dawn Air Force’s recruitment of foreign mercenaries. Regarding the illegal transfers of materials, the experts confirm — on pages 24 to 25 of the report — the delivery of ex-Belarus Mi-24P to the Libyan National Army via the United Arabs Emirates in April 2015, as War Is Boring reported in August 2016
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