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Frederic Wehrey, Charles H. Johnson
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REQUIRED IMAGE
In The Media
In the Cave of the Rebel
Today the darkened chambers of Ametsegna Washa are still strewn with the detritus of the siege and the bodily remains of the lives it extinguished—a grim memorial that unequivocally refutes the apologists’ polemics.
Published on Jun 21, 2023
About the Author
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on governance, conflict, and security in Libya, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
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Frederic Wehrey, Charles H. Johnson
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