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UN: 20,000 foreign fighters in Libya are a 'serious crisis'

by Samy Magdy
| December 2, 2020 9:09 AM

CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. official for Libya said Wednesday there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the war-torn nation, and warned of a “serious crisis” as weapons continue pouring into the North African country.

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