Who is Libya's new spymaster?

The new Libyan intelligence chief's past has drawn the wrath of his predecessor. Hussein al-Ayeb, a former Gaddafi loyalist close to the ex-Mukhabarat boss Abdallah Senoussi, does however have the support of some militias....

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