By FRANK JORDANSAssociated PressBERLIN (AP) - Libya's coastal cities are making millions each year from people smuggling, a European Union military task force commander in the Mediterranean Sea says in a confidential report. The report provides no details on how the figure was calculated and EU officials didn't immediately respond to questions by email or phone Thursday. The EU report assesses the work of Operation Sophia, a naval mission intended to stop the flow of migrants to Europe, between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31. The mission has observed a change in tactics among some smugglers during the 10-month period covered by the report, Credendino said. He suggested that smugglers are also intentionally directing their boats toward aid vessels, which broadcast their location to nearby ships.

Source: Libya Today December 01, 2016 15:58 UTC