This story was in the Irish times a few weeks ago.
""One person who flew out to work as a trainer in Libya was still enlisted as a member of the Defence Forces, according to three people familiar with the situation, while others had recently been discharged.""
"Danny Cluskey (58), a well-connected former soldier who co-owns Irish Training Solutions, is pictured posing on an armoured vehicle while wearing the shoulder flash and insignia of his former unit the Army Rangers Wing, as well as an Irish flag patch and his company’s logo. A video shows Cluskey firing an AK47-type assault rifle among a group of men in fatigues.
“I have nothing to say about it,” Cluskey said when contacted by The Irish Times."
Link to story here:
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024 ... n-embargo/
Irish Soldiers Training Rouge Group In Libya
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Re: Irish Soldiers Training Rouge Group In Libya
Well, despite above, they are still going:
"Former soldiers of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW) have resumed military training operations in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctions, despite warnings from the Irish Government.
Irish Training Solutions (ITS), which was founded by former members of Ireland’s elite special forces unit, now has 16 instructors training the troops of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar under a contract worth more than €10 million. The deal is due to run into 2025.
Earlier this month, The Irish Times published an investigation detailing a contract between ITS and the Russian-backed general Haftar to train a special forces unit for his Libyan National Army in an apparent contravention of EU and UN arms embargoes on the country.
The activity was condemned by Tánaiste Micheál Martin and referred to gardaí for investigation to determine if a criminal offence had been committed."
Link to story:
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024 ... -warnings/
"Former soldiers of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW) have resumed military training operations in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctions, despite warnings from the Irish Government.
Irish Training Solutions (ITS), which was founded by former members of Ireland’s elite special forces unit, now has 16 instructors training the troops of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar under a contract worth more than €10 million. The deal is due to run into 2025.
Earlier this month, The Irish Times published an investigation detailing a contract between ITS and the Russian-backed general Haftar to train a special forces unit for his Libyan National Army in an apparent contravention of EU and UN arms embargoes on the country.
The activity was condemned by Tánaiste Micheál Martin and referred to gardaí for investigation to determine if a criminal offence had been committed."
Link to story:
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024 ... -warnings/
