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The EU's Operation Irini has been at sea since 2016 (Photo: CSDP EEAS)

EU report speaks of Libyan coastguard violence

The EU is keen to continue training the Libyan coastguard despite its well-known abuse of irregular migrants, a leaked report has shown.

The classified report was drafted by Italian rear admiral Stefano Turchetto, the head of the EU's naval operation, Irini, on 4 January and obtained by the Associated Press news agency.

In one incident on 15 September, wh...

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