Former members of the Irish Defence Forces have reportedly been providing military training to a ‘warlord’ in Libya.
Khalifa Haftar is a challenger to the country’s official Government based in Tripoli that is recognised by the United Nations.
“They did that to try and stop the country being torn apart by rival factions after the fall of Gaddafi. “They were hired on nine-month contracts, according to contracts I’ve seen, and the rate of pay was €300 a day.investigation found that former members of the elite Army Ranger Wing were hires as well as “as one member who flew out and became a trainer that had not yet been discharged from the Defence Forces at the time”.“It was discovered by the Defence Forces and created uproar internally, prompting a Garda investigation and other things,” she said.
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