100 British special forces soldiers are in Tripoli Naval Base to protect Presidential Council
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ABOUT 100 British special forces troops are in Libya helping to protect its new leadership and advising local forces on fighting Isis as the UK and NATO gear up for a larger military intervention.
British and American intelligence officers “with suitcases full of cash” are bribing tribal leaders not to oppose an international ground force, sources say.
A United Nations-brokered ceasefire has allowed the formation of a “unity” government intended to replace two warring administrations — one in Tripoli, the other in Tobruk — that had emerged since the downfall of Colonel Gadaffi in 2011.
Fayez Al-Serraj, the prime minister-designate, and other members of Libya’s new presidential council arrived in Tripoli by boat last month amid fears they would be shot down if they tried to fly in.
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