english: This post is part of our special coverage Libya Uprising 2011. From the very first days of the 2011 Libyan uprising, there has been talk of foreign mercenaries, both from Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe, within long-standing leader Colonel Gaddafi's commando units.
non_english: Fin dai primi giorni della rivolta in Libia giravano voci su mercenari stranieri provenienti sia dall’Africa Sub-sahariana sia dall’Europa orientale che affiancavano le truppe fedeli al colonnello Gheddafi.