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2016-02-24 Africa North

French special forces waging 'secret war' in Libya

[Rooters] French special forces and intelligence commandos are engaged in covert operations against Islamic State militants in Libya in conjunction with the United States and Britain, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday.

It said President Francois Hollande had authorized "unofficial military action" by both an elite armed forces unit and the covert action service of the DGSE intelligence agency in the conflict-ridden North African state, which has two rival governments and largely ungoverned desert spaces.

What Le Monde called "France's secret war in Libya" involved occasional targeted strikes against leaders of the ultra-radical Islamist group, prepared by discreet action on the ground, to try to slow its growth in Libya.

The defense ministry declined comment on the substance of Le Monde's story but a source close to Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he had ordered an investigation into "breaches of national defense secrecy" to identify the sources of the report.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-24 09:29|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 If they control some territory in North Africa it might come in handy when they finally decide to deport their rapefugees.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-02-24 11:36|| 2016-02-24 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe I'm being pedantic, but is it really a 'secret' war when Rooters is writing about it on the interwebs?

Or does 'secret' mean "I got a private briefing from a govt official who must not be named"?

Posted by SteveS 2016-02-24 14:44|| 2016-02-24 14:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Or an email with the classification stripped.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-02-24 15:51|| 2016-02-24 15:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The ISIS?ISIL is repo getting closer-n-closer to capturing many of Libya's oilfields, to which the US is being seen as "unable" to prevent.

Given Anti-US US POTUS Obama + the ANti-US OWG-NWO Globalist agenda, IMO 'TIS MORE CORRECT TO SAY THAT THE BAMMER + ALIGNED ANTI-US US GLOBIES ARE INTENTIONALLY = POLITELY/COVERTLY "UNWILLING" TO PREVENT IN THE NAME OF OWG + OWG AFRICAN UNION [AU].

Put another way - USA/POTUS OBAMA > D *** NG IT, ITS THE OWG AFRICAN UNION'S = AU'S JOB, NOT THE OWG NORTH AMERICAN UNION'S = NAU'S!

But I digress ...

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-24 23:15|| 2016-02-24 23:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't know; France has never seemed 'stupid' to me, nor their armed forces poor. They 'are' different, though; they march to a different drummer than the one I hear. If they want to screw with the ISIS et al, fine by me. Go get 'em.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2016-02-24 23:34|| 2016-02-24 23:34|| Front Page Top

#6 How do you say "Good luck, and Good Hunting!" in French?

Posted by Nguard 2016-02-24 23:57|| 2016-02-24 23:57|| Front Page Top

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