Libyan Army Participates in 32nd Arab Counter-Terrorism Experts Group

The General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), participated in the 32nd meeting of the Arab Leagues Counter-Terrorism Experts Group in Cairo.

The two-day meeting kicked off on Wednesday, with the participation of senior counter-terrorism experts, the General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS).

Maha Bakhit, the Director of the Legal Affairs Department and the Supervisor of the Counter-Terrorism Department of the Arab League, stated that the meeting “followed up on the measures taken to implement the previous recommendations in the field of counter-terrorism.”

She added that the meeting “discussed strengthening cooperation between Arab authorities and the United Nations, as well as the international and regional organizations concerned with combating terrorism and organized crime.”

The participants “reviewed the reasons for the involvement of individuals and entities in terrorism, and discussed the best ways to deal with the threat.”

Notably, the Head of the LNA delegation at the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC), Lieutenant-General Emrajaa Al-Amami said that removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya requires a unified government.

He praised the adoption by the communication committees between Libya, Sudan, and Niger of a mechanism for “joint coordination regarding the collection and exchange of data about mercenaries, foreign fighters, and opposition movements from neighbouring African countries, in preparation for their expulsion.”

In exclusive statements to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Al-Amami explained that the committee “lined up behind the easiest option, which is to start removing African mercenaries.”

Regarding the expected date for the actual start of the withdrawal process, Al-Amami said, “it is not easy to determine the period or even to estimate the number of these African mercenaries, but as long as there is agreement and acceptance by African countries of the idea of their return, this indicates the possibility of overcoming any obstacles.”