In a statement, the LNA-affiliated brigade indicated that they handed the
Libya is a key departure point for
The Italian news agency, Nova reported that LNA Naval forces, in the east of the country, 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.
In August last year, Italian military vessels aided a boat crammed with 539
Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime autocrat Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie
bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
in 2011.
Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in