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Europe, France, Libya
Battle rages for security contracts in Libya

European Border Assistance Mission, ENI, EU External Action Service... one after another, major armed security contracts are becoming the subject of intense battles between specialist service providers, while the situation on the ground remains critical. [...]

Published on 19.04.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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