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Politics● Elevated5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 6:06 PM

Irregular migration from Libya to Crete is rising, raising questions about the links between people smugglers, militias and Europe

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · Western Europe

There is currently more irregular migration between eastern Libya and Crete, Greece. It's raising questions as to what connects people smugglers with powerful militias in eastern Libya and then in turn, Europeans.

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