Greece shipwreck: Smugglers behind tragedy 'linked to Libya's Haftar'
An investigation by media organisations finds people close to the eastern commander facilitated the deadly boat trip
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An investigation by media organisations finds people close to the eastern commander facilitated the deadly boat trip
The mafias who controlled the ship that sank off the coast of southern Greece have links to Khalifa Hafter, the warlord who controls eastern Libya. Some EU states – including Italy – want to “collaborate” with Hafter to curb immigration, according to an investigation conducted by EL PAÍS and Lighthouse Reports
Who sent the overcrowded refugee boat to its tragic end in the Mediterranean in early June? Greek authorities have arrested nine Egyptians, but the real culprits appear to be men with apparent links to Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan warlord the EU has been courting for months.
Libya's General Khalifa Haftar has been accused of direct complicity in smuggling networks - while European funders continue to make deals with him to stop migration.
The small but potentially significant push deeper south in Zaporizhzhia Oblast puts Ukrainian troops a step closer to Crimea.