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60.1% of Migrants Reaching Italy Departed from Libya

2024-10-20

[LibyaReview] More than 60% of the ~~migrants~~ colonists who arrived in Italia in 2024 departed from Libya, according to Nova news agency.

A total of 33,349 ~~migrants~~ colonists reached Italia from Libya, accounting for 60.1% of the 54,577 total arrivals. In comparison, 17,309 ~~migrants~~ colonists, or 31.7%, arrived from Tunisia.

Nova’s analysis highlights that despite dominating migration routes, departures from Libya have decreased by 18.6% compared to the 40,966 ~~migrants~~ colonists recorded during the same period in 2023.

Most of the ~~migrants~~ colonists departing Libya embarked from Tripoli
...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...
, with only 939 arrivals from the eastern region of Cyrenaica, reversing last year’s trend, when more ~~migrants~~ colonists left from the east, which is under General 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...
’s control. Migrants sailing from Cyrenaica to Greece were not included in the Italian figures.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 18,646 ~~migrants~~ colonists were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya as of 12 October 2024. These include 16,386 men, 1,330 women, 619 children, and 311 individuals whose gender could not be determined. Despite fewer fatalities than in 2023, the Central Mediterranean route remains one of the deadliest, with 522 deaths and 731 missing, totalling 1,253 lives lost so far this year.

According to the latest IOM report, Libya hosted 761,322 ~~migrants~~ colonists between June and July 2024, distributed across 100 municipalities. Key destinations include Tripoli (15%), Misrata (11%), Benghazi (10%), and Zawiya (6%). The migrant population increased by 5% due to the arrival of Sudan
Sudan

...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese refugees fleeing conflict. Most ~~migrants~~ colonists come from Niger, Sudan, Egypt, and Chad, with many struggling to access essential services, especially in Kufra.

On 15 October, Libyan Interior Minister Emad Trabelsi met with Nicoletta Giordano, the IOM’s mission chief, to discuss expanding voluntary repatriation programs and enhancing support for border security. Trabelsi reiterated Libya’s opposition to becoming a transit or temporary hub for irregular ~~migrants~~ colonists during the G7 Interior Ministers’ meeting earlier in October.

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