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The South African connection: How mercenaries aided Trump ally in Libyan op
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/ 23 February 2021

The South African connection: How mercenaries aided Trump ally in Libyan op

The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so

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