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Army’s secretive J2 intelligence bureau conducts surveillance on and interviews with those suspected of recruiting for private work
Former Irish special forces soldiers resume training for rogue Libyan general despite warnings
Irish Training Solutions instructors training troops in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctions
Micheál Martin warns ex-Defence Forces members against Wagner-style contracting
Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on whether he was warned by Defence Forces chief of staff about Libya training allegations before Irish Times broke news
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Rogue general in Libya serviced by several western companies in apparent breach of UN embargo
Investigation into Irishmen training forces of rogue general reveals wider apparent violations of UN arms embargo covering north African country
Serving soldier investigated on suspicion of using leave to train troops in Libya last year
Soldier interviewed by Defence Forces police for training troops in Libya but evidence insufficient to bring charges under military law
Activity of former Defence Forces members in Libya referred to Garda
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says revelations are ‘deeply shocking’
Facebook photos and pub talk led Defence Forces to investigate Libya training
Former and departing soldiers provided training for warlord Khalifa Haftar. Senior officers feared reputational damage
Who is Khalifa Haftar and what is the UN arms embargo on Libya?
The aspiring strongman and rogue general is a challenger to the UN-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli
The Irish soldiers who trained a rogue general’s army in Libya
They provided services to strongman Khalifa Haftar in an apparent breach of a UN arms embargo
Libyan coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people
Incident came after up to 60 people reported to have died last week in the Mediterranean after setting out from the Libyan coast
Amnesty criticises EU-Egypt deal on economy and migration
EU will assist Egypt in fortifying its borders in return for €7.4 billion in aid
Up to 60 migrants feared dead after attempting to cross Mediterranean from Libya
SOS Mediterranee picks up more than 220 people, including women and children, in rescue operations in the past two days
Novelist Hisham Matar: ‘I’m fascinated by my friendship to my male friends. It just seems like such an important thing’
The novelist has been shaped by the Libyan embassy siege in London in 1984, and the kidnapping of his father
Defence officials recommended scrapping LÉ Eithne to avoid repeat of ‘LÉ Aisling situation’ involving warlord
Advice came amid fears of repeat of ‘LÉ Aisling situation’, when an ex-Naval Service ship ended up in the hands of a Libyan warlord, documents indicate
Shrugging off Egypt’s many crises, Sisi prepares for six more years
Serious mismanagement of the economy has impoverished many but the authoritarian president has never allowed his grip on power to loosen
Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drown off Libya, says international agency
Shipwrecked boat was carrying some 86 people in the Mediterranean Sea after departing city of Zwara
KhakiKid: ‘The 2000s in Ireland was a horrible place. You’d get called the P-word every single day’
Distinctive Dublin hip hop artist KhakiKid is making serious waves. He talks about growing up with dual heritage, democratic technology and his ambitions to go all the way to the top
Libya: Demonstrators set fire to home of destroyed city’s mayor following fatal floods
Journalists ordered out of Derna, where thousands are dead or missing, with officials claiming they were impeding rescue efforts
Libya: Disease outbreak could create ‘second devastating crisis’ after thousands die in floods
Some 3,200 bodies buried so far, many in mass graves outside the devastated city of Derna, with others moved to nearby towns and cities
Libya: Derna residents still reeling in aftermath of devastating flood
Rescue teams continue to comb through the rubble while some survivors report miraculous escapes
Libyan floods: Survivors face water shortages and landmines displaced by torrents
UN says at least 11,300 have died and more than 10,000 are missing city of Derna
Refugees in Tunisia: ‘We want to live with dignity like every human being’
A Sudanese refugee finds that so-called legal routes to safety can bring their own forms of psychological torture
Libya floods: 11,300 people dead as officials warn of long-lasting distress for survivors
Thousands of bodies buried amid fears that failing to do so could lead to the spread of disease
Libya floods: reconstruction will take years, survivors will be affected for a lifetime
Desperate calls for more attention to be turned towards a country that has been in crisis for 12 years
Claire Byrne’s grim cocktail leaves a bitter taste
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