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Article: Libya, Intelligence and Security
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- Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, andSecurity
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Libya, Intelligence and Security
Libya, under the leadership of Colonel Muamar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi, espouses a political theory that combines elements of socialism and fundamentalist Islamic law. Qadafi promoted his political system, which he dubbed the Third International, by a series of military incursions into neighboring Chad and sponsoring anti-capitalist terrorist organizations. Throughout the 1980s, Libya garnered international scorn for its policy of state-sponsored terrorism. In 1992, the United Nations imposed strict sanctions on the nation, including a ban on all its international air traffic.
Under Qadhafi's rule, Libya's intelligence community was reorganized into a ...