Libya Needs International Intervention Says Niger: Southern Libya Has Become A Base For Islamist Terrorism Spreading Throughout Region

"Black Africa" under threat by Islamists based in Libya?: Rebels hold a young man
at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
(Photo by BRQ Network)

Niger calls for international intervention in Libya (via AFP)

Niger on Wednesday called for Western intervention to eradicate a growing threat from Islamist fighters who have established bases in southern Libya since the 2011 overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi. "The powers who intervened to overthrow Colonel Kadhafi --…