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Thousands of foreign mercenaries remain in Libya despite deadline expiration 1 minute read
By Mohamad Abdel Kader
Tripoli, Jan 23 (efe-epa).- A year ago, a first group of nearly 2,500 Syrian opposition mercenaries arrived in Libya on board of Turkish army-charted planes alongside with dozens of thousands of weapons and ammunition.
Their mission was to join the militias of the United Nations-backed, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord fighting troops led by Marshal Khalifa Hafter, who had laid siege to the capital since 4 April 2019, the day that UN Secretary General Antonio Gutierres was set to travel to Libya to promote the peace process.