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Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj, head of the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli, called for help from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, warning that some illegal migrants may pose a terrorist threat when they reach Europe. He warned that would-be terrorists were among the tens of thousands of people able to pass […]
Italy Thursday flew out of Benghazi injured Libyan forces aligned with Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar known as Russia’s man in the Libyan crisis. Twenty-two fighters of the Marshall were carried in C130-J hospital plane from Benina airport to the Celio Military hospital in Rome, Libya Herald reports. Haftar froces have been fighting Jihadists in and […]
Italy Wednesday announced it was setting up a fund allocated for African countries to upgrade the fight against illegal migration. Speaking in Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano indicated that the fund will be used to provide equipment and to train security forces of these countries to secure their external borders. “The strategic objective is […]
Italian foreign minister Angelino Alfano Thursday underlined Rome’s readiness and ironclad support for Tunisia in its fight against terrorism and illegal migration after it turned out that Berlin December attack suspect Anis Amri transited through Italy. The North African country has been unable to guarantee a successful democratic transition following the ouster of autocratic ruler […]
Rome is fast-tracking plans and procedures to send migrants back to Africa after violent riots broke out between migrants sheltered at a migrant center and law enforcement officers following the death of one migrant woman. The woman from Cote d’Ivoire, aged 25, died last week in the migrant center in Cona near Venice. Other migrants […]
Italian authorities Sunday announced the deportation of a Tunisian imam as part of the country’s prevention strategies against terror attacks. Hosni Hachemi Ben Hassem, 49, an imam based in Andria, Apulia region (South of Italy) was deported although the charges of recruiting fighters for terrorist groups were dropped against him, reports say. Another Tunisian named […]