Libya "mercenary" claim turns spotlight on special ops
BRUSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - A boast by Gaddafi loyalists that they had captured 17 foreign mercenaries this week has been greeted with skepticism, but the claim has highlighted the importance of covert military operations in the overthrow of the Libyan leader.
David Brunnstrom and Giles Elgood
BRUSELS/LONDON
Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:27am EDT
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