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Libyan Troops Go Wild In England -- Nico Hines, Daily Beast
They were supposed to be the “new” Libyan Army. Instead they allegedly went crazy in the streets of Cambridge, assaulting strangers, and brutally raping one young man.
LONDON, England — The mantra that we need to train the forces of friendly governments and, for that matter, rebel groups, may have become a staple of every 21st century Western intervention in the Middle East, but sometimes things just go wrong. Really wrong.
A new generation of the Libyan army was supposed to be trained in the West as part of international efforts to rebuild the country after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi. Hand-picked recruits were invited to rural England for basic infantry and junior command training.
On Tuesday, however, the British Ministry of Defense announced that all 300 trainees would be sent home early after a string of sexual assaults were perpetrated against the residents of Cambridgeshire, culminating in the alleged gang rape of a young man.
Britain had pledged to train 2,000 Libyan recruits in total, but that commitment is now under review.
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UK to end training of Libyan troops early after sex attacks -- Reuters
Libyan troops based in Britain accused of committing series of sex attacks -- The Telegraph
MoD plan to train Libyan troops in Britain falls apart after spate of sexual assaults -- The Independent
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UK ends Libyan army training over assaults -- SKY News
Libyan troops training in UK sent home in disgrace -- Channel 4 News
UK ends Libya army course after 'sex attacks' -- Al Jazeera
Libyan soldiers trained in UK sent home amid sex assault allegations -- RT
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It's a good thing it's ending, we have enough people driving on the wrong side of the road in the world.
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