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October 16, 2012

Report: U.S. to Help Build Elite Anti-Militia Force in Libya 
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The New York Times is reporting the Pentagon and State Department are
speeding up efforts to help the Libyan government create an elite
commando force to help counter the country's fractious militias. Under
the plan, U.S. Special Operations Forces would train about 500 Libyan
troops. According to a Pentagon document, the Libyan commando force will
be designed to "counter and defeat terrorist and violent extremist
organizations." On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton assumed responsibility for last month's deadly attack on the
U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

 

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