The Times: UK Troops to be Deployed to Libya.
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Tripoli, 2 August 2105(Lana) British troops are set to be
deployed to Libya as part of an international peacekeeping mission
tasked with securing the country and to counter the threat from the
Islamic State (Isis) the Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
Forces from the US, France, Spain and Germany will also join the
mission to stabilise the country once the rival warring factions
agree on forming a unity government, the paper said.
The mission participants, known colloquially as the P3+5, are
working together with the European Union and United Nations to
"rebuild organs of the state and train security forces", according to
The Times.
Once the inclusive government is confirmed, the P3+5 will seek a UN
Security Council resolution to authorise intervention in Libya to
train the local police, army and coastguard, the paper added.
As part of the military operations, American and French
airstrikes will be required, with British jets unlikely to
participate because of the commitment to fight Isis in Iraq, a
Whitehall source told The Times.
"You might see movement towards the end of August," the source
said. "Things will then start to move very quickly."
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