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Libya Updates 6/12/17
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 74408017:MV8zMDUxNjUyXzYyNzczOTUzXzU3RjUyMzgx] [b][i]Libya has become a hub for online arms trading, report says[/i][/b] 5/2/17 [i][b]Since 2011, Libya has become a hot spot of illicit weapons sales[/b], many of which occur through messaging applications and social media networks, according to a report released Tuesday. The report — which tracks more than 1,300 attempted online sales from 2014 to 2015 — was published by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey, and uses data collected and analyzed by the group Armament Research Services. Although its authors say that the data set is only a small fraction of illicit arms sales in Libya, the report highlights trends in the growing trade.[/i] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/05/02/libya-has-become-a-hub-for-online-arms-trading-report-says/?utm_term=.93dfa58c8cd2 -------- Funny, the same year they offed Qaddafi, his country becomes a 'hub' for unchecked illegal activity. Well, no shit Sherlock. And just who set up that 'hub', me wonders? [/quote]
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In 2011, during the 'Arab Spring', NATO forces and western-backed militias brought down the government of Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya.
This thread is about the aftermath of that action.
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