Tag Archives: Defection

Two Eritrean air force captains defect, flee to Saudi Arabia

October 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two military Eritrean pilots on Tuesday defected with their airplane to the Saudi Arabia and were they are being kept in secret locations, A French radio reported. According to Radio France International (RFI), the two pilots, fled Eritrea with a … read more »

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Report: Libya soccer players defect

June 25, 2011 by benim

London – Four members of Libya’s national football team and 13 other Libyan football figures have defected to rebels, in a propaganda blow to Muammar Gaddafi, the BBC reported on Saturday. It said national goalkeeper Juma Gtat and Adel bin … read more »

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