Irish-trained Libyan militia members found at secret military camp in South Africa
Libyan soldiers previously trained by an Irish security company in apparent breach of international sanctions were discovered at an alleged illegal training camp in South Africa last month.
Irish Training Solutions (ITS), which was founded by former members of the Army Ranger Wing, Ireland’s elite special forces unit, has been training troops loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar.
Earlier this year, The Irish Times published an investigation detailing how ITS trained a special forces unit of the Russian-backed general’s Libyan National Army (LNA) in an apparent contravention of European Union and United Nations arms embargoes on Libya.
News in Ireland
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- Penalty points adding hundreds of euro to motor insurance premiums: Penalty points are adding hundreds of euro – in some cases as much as €1,000 – to the cost of motor insurance in the Republic, a new cost-comparison survey has revealed.
- Dublin’s BusConnects: Public yet to reap full rewards of plan: When then minister for transport Shane Ross launched the BusConnects project in 2017, he said it was needed because of increasing congestion in Dublin.
- Dublin train station opens 15 years after it was built: A west Dublin train station that has been dormant since its construction at a cost of more than €6 million 15 years ago has finally opened, following a €3.8 million refurbishment.
- Weather: More showers due after overnight rain warnings: A status yellow rain warning remains in place on Tuesday morning for parts of Ireland after a night of heavy downpours.
- Tuesday’s weather forecast: Outbreaks of rain will clear eastwards this morning, with the last of the rain clearing around mid-afternoon. The rest of the day will be mostly dry with sunshine and just a few isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees. Tonight will see clear spells and isolated showers early on. Showers will become more widespread across the western half of the country later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
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World
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