ADADOnly a last-minute intervention by Jordanian officials prevented the gunships’ departure for Benghazi, the rebel-held city on Libya’s northeastern coast. ADADSome of the weapons have been traced directly to governments that received the arms from the United States. But often, the transactions involved middlemen, including private security contractors seeking to profit from civil wars and insurgencies from South Asia to North Africa, the officials said. Shortly before the Opus team arrived in Amman, the authorities there began looking into the scheme, concerned about potential violations of U.S. regulations, current and former U.N. officials said. As part of the investigation, U.N. officials have sought to interview Prince, a former Navy SEAL and private military services contractor, current and former U.N. officials said.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2021 23:22 UTC