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LIBYA: Rebuilding the Army

LIBYA: Rebuilding the Army New conscripts, current soldiers and former fighters against Gaddafy are being sent overseas to receive military training. The interim authorities say they are making efforts to bolster the military and build a professional army. Batches of new conscripts, current soldiers and former anti‐Gaddfy fighters are being sent overseas to receive military training. There are about 400 trainees in Turkey , and this figure will rise to 3,000, and 400 more are going to Italy to attend a three to four‐month training course. Britain will start with 400, to be raised to 2,000. Libyan troops will also be sent to southern Europe to be trained by US troops as early as this summer. As many as 8,000 Libyan soldiers will take part in a 24‐week training programme. Libyans, meanwhile, are urging Tripoli authorities to quickly bolster military forces in order to put an end to the relentless bombings and assassinations, according to Magharebia.com (7/2) . Adel Elhasy is a former field commander of the Free Libyans Brigade. He disbanded the group following the GNC election in July 2012 and handed its weapons to the state. Now he recommends training those fighters in discipline, order and competency. But according to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-825X.2014.05580.x
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New conscripts, current soldiers and former fighters against Gaddafy are being sent overseas to receive military training. The interim authorities say they are making efforts to bolster the military and build a professional army. Batches of new conscripts, current soldiers and former anti‐Gaddfy fighters are being sent overseas to receive military training. There are about 400 trainees in Turkey , and this figure will rise to 3,000, and 400 more are going to Italy to attend a three to four‐month training course. Britain will start with 400, to be raised to 2,000. Libyan troops will also be sent to southern Europe to be trained by US troops as early as this summer. As many as 8,000 Libyan soldiers will take part in a 24‐week training programme. Libyans, meanwhile, are urging Tripoli authorities to quickly bolster military forces in order to put an end to the relentless bombings and assassinations, according to Magharebia.com (7/2) . Adel Elhasy is a former field commander of the Free Libyans Brigade. He disbanded the group following the GNC election in July 2012 and handed its weapons to the state. Now he recommends training those fighters in discipline, order and competency. But according to

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 2014

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