05.03.2026, Frag den Staat

EU plans cooperation with Libyan warlord

The European Union wants to stop asylum seekers in North Africa and is relying on military leader Haftar, who tortures and disappears people. This is revealed in internal documents that Frag den Staat are publishing for a first time. According to these documents, the EU and its member states are planning “structured, in-depth cooperation” with eastern Libya. The eastern part of the country is controlled by General Khalifa Haftar. Until now, cooperation with him was unthinkable. In his sphere of influence, he has people tortured, abused, and disappeared, as documented by the human rights organization Amnesty International in 2022. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europäische Union, Libya