According to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, the IOM stated that the number of
The UN body confirmed that it recorded 1,373 drowned or missing persons, during the past year. It announced that the Libyan Coast Guard had rescued 633
It has also confirmed that it has "helped repatriate 60,000
The IOM described this voluntary program, which has been in operation since 2015, as "a crucial lifeline for stranded
Notably, the IOM announced that 1,088
The Italian news agency Nova reported that the Naval forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA), in the east of the country, have intercepted and returned around 3,400
"This is significant progress in combating human trafficking along the eastern Libyan route, from Cyrenaica towards Europe," Nova said in its report.
Sources from the Ministry of the Interior said that "more than 30,000
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
and about 18,000 from Cyrenaica arrived in Italia in 2022."
The last operation took place on Friday, 30 December, off the eastern coast of Libya. Naval units intercepted a boat with between 600-700 people aboard. In a statement, the Libyan Coast Guard said that it was one of the largest interceptions of
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...via Libya.
It noted that the boat was stopped close to the Mediterranean town of Moura, 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Benghazi.
The Libyan Coast Guard posted images showing a large, overcrowded vessel with most of those on board appearing to be young people.
Previously, the same naval forces had reported, on 26 December, another 500
According to the Libyan office of the IOM, eastern authorities intercepted at sea 3,404 people and returned them to Libya in the last five weeks of 2022.