UN: 20,000 foreign fighters in Libya are a ‘serious crisis’

CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. official for Libya says there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the country, and warned of a “serious crisis” as weapons continue pouring in. Stephanie Williams told an online meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum on Wednesday that this “is a shocking violation of Libyan sovereignty.” The forum is trying to get Libya’s warring sides to agree on a mechanism that would establish a transitional administrati