In Libya, ISIS Is Using Human Trafficking to Finance Its Activities
NOVANEWS
A UN report, which was delivered to a UN Security Council committee, highlighted ISIS' involvement in human trafficking networks.
By Al Shahid
Al Shahid
A new UN report has warned of potential collusion between human traffickers and state institutions in Libya, amidst further concerns that groups such as ISIS are exploiting these processes.
The 150-page report, which was collated by UN officials, was sent to a 15-member UN Security Council committee on Wednesday and documented how state security institutions might be working with smugglers to engage in illegal trafficking activities.
For several years, these smugglers have worked with complete impunity as they transferred thousands of people across the Mediterranean. Many of the people who undertook these dangerous j...