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Libya’s Presidential Council Holds Security Meeting over Airstrikes

May 29, 2023
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On Sunday, the Libyan Presidential Council held an expanded security meeting with security services Heads in Tripoli.

The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) launching of airstrikes against “criminals, fuel smugglers, and human traffickers’ hideouts” in west Libya.

In a statement, the Presidential Council said that the meeting “reviewed the security situation in general, and the obstacles facing the progress of the security operation. In addition to the support mechanisms, so that it can perform the tasks assigned to it.”

The attendees stressed the need to “establish security and stability across the western region by eliminating all hotbeds of crime, and coordinating with all law enforcement authorities and public prosecutions.”

Earlier today, the GNU carried out a fresh round of drone strikes in Al-Zawiya.

This comes after the Parliament on Friday accused the Tripoli-based government of striking an MP’s home.

The airstrikes also targeted sites around Al-Maya, a small port between Al-Zawiya and Tripoli, which has seen repeated clashes between rival militias in recent weeks.

On Thursday, the Libyan Defence Ministry said it had carried out “accurate and targeted air strikes against the caches of traffickers of fuels, narcotics, and human beings” around Al-Zawiya.

The city was earlier subject to aerial attacks, as the GNU claimed it was “targeting groups of fuel smugglers and human traffickers.”

Libya was plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed strongman Muammer Gaddafi in 2011, with armed groups exploiting the situation to fund their activities through fuel smuggling and the trafficking of migrants.

The North African country, which is awash with weapons, is split between the nominally interim Tripoli-based government in the west, and another in the east.

The strikes “illustrate the urgent need for the reunification of Libya”, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday.

“UNSMIL reminds all involved in the incidents in Zawiya that any law enforcement measures should respect relevant national and international laws. Protection of civilians should remain paramount,” it added.

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