Army’s secretive J2 intelligence bureau conducts surveillance on and interviews with those suspected of recruiting for private work
Libya
Micheál Martin is examining legislation to prevent former and serving soldiers performing private security work in countries subject to sanctions
Irish Training Solutions instructors training troops in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctions
Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on whether he was warned by Defence Forces chief of staff about Libya training allegations before Irish Times broke news
Former Army Ranger says law should be changed to ‘ensure properly functioning regime for enforcing international sanctions’
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Tánaiste Micheál Martin says revelations are ‘deeply shocking’
Soldier interviewed by Defence Forces police for training troops in Libya but evidence insufficient to bring charges under military law
Investigation into Irishmen training forces of rogue general reveals wider apparent violations of UN arms embargo covering north African country
They provided services to strongman Khalifa Haftar in an apparent breach of a UN arms embargo
The aspiring strongman and rogue general is a challenger to the UN-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli
Former and departing soldiers provided training for warlord Khalifa Haftar. Senior officers feared reputational damage
Incident came after up to 60 people reported to have died last week in the Mediterranean after setting out from the Libyan coast
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