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2024-08-25 Africa North
Libyan Army Frees 1,000 Migrants in Major Anti-Trafficking Operation
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

On Saturday, the Libyan National Army (LNA)
…that’s Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar’s outfit in East Libya…
successfully managed to liberate over 1,000 migrants colonists, including women and kiddies, from a human trafficking ring near the town of al-Shuwayrif.

This operation is a crucial step in Libya’s ongoing battle against organized crime and efforts to stabilize the country’s volatile borders.

The LNA’s Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade carried out the raid that led to the liberation of the migrants colonists. According to Colonel Khalifa al-Abidi, Director of the Media Office for the LNA, most of the rescued migrants colonists were of African origin, held in a large human trafficking compound in al-Shuwayrif, strategically located between Misrata and Sebha.

In addition to freeing the migrants colonists, the operation also resulted in the arrest of the gang responsible for these illegal activities. "The rescued individuals have been relocated to a safe area where they are receiving necessary care, including shelter and medical attention," al-Abidi confirmed, underscoring the humanitarian success of the mission.

During the raid, the LNA also uncovered significant quantities of narcotics, indicating the gang’s involvement in broader criminal activities. This successful operation is part of the LNA’s broader strategy to dismantle organized crime networks operating within Libya, a country that has become a major transit point for migrants colonists attempting to reach Europe.

This latest success comes as the LNA intensifies its efforts to secure southern Libya, a region increasingly destabilized by conflicts in neighboring countries like Mali, Niger, and Chad. Earlier this month, LNA front man Major General Ahmed al-Mismari confirmed the deployment of additional troops to reinforce border security and support military operations in the southwest.

Al-Mismari emphasized that these reinforcements are aimed at two key objectives: securing Libya’s borders against illegal immigration and stabilizing the region, which faces increased threats from the spillover of conflicts in neighboring states. These regional challenges have been compounded by the activities of criminal networks exploiting Libya’s ongoing instability.
Posted by Fred 2024-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top
 File under: Human Trafficking 

#1 An interesting development. This would indicate that the LA controls at least 2/3 of Libya and is backing the wackos into the northwest corner of Libya where they operate from Tripoli.
Posted by Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-08-25 08:11||   2024-08-25 08:11|| Front Page Top

#2 I love Fred’s auto-translate bit about Khalifa Haftar:

...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all. Actually, he is, but slowly...
Posted by trailing wife 2024-08-25 11:32||   2024-08-25 11:32|| Front Page Top

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