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flag Italy’s Libya migration deal faces backlash after Libyan forces attacked EU rescue ships, sparking calls to end the pact amid human rights abuses.

flag Italy’s 2017 migration deal with Libya, which funds and trains Libya’s coastguard to intercept migrants at sea, is under intense scrutiny after Libyan vessels fired live ammunition at Italian and German rescue ships. flag The EU and Italy support the agreement to reduce migrant crossings, but critics say it enables human rights abuses, as EU-funded Libyan detention centers are run by militias and traffickers linked to torture and violence. flag Despite repeated warnings, the EU and Italy have not withdrawn support, even after the release of a Libyan war crimes suspect. flag The deal is set to auto-renew in February, sparking calls to end it before then.

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