The EU border agency and Malta's government have reportedly been providing a Libyan militia with invaluable help to drag refugees aboard boats back to Libya. The European Union's Frontex border agency and Malta's government have reportedly provided a brutal Libyan militia with coordinates to carry out 'pushbacks' of boats carrying refugees trying to reach Europe, according to a new investigative report. The TBZ boat was only able to find the boats and conduct the pullbacks thanks to coordinates received from Maltese and Frontex surveillance planes, the report said. The TBZ militia is a key part of the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), which is led by Khalifa Haftar and rules over much of eastern and southern Libya. There have also been reports of torture and ill-treatment of refugees in detention camps run by militias linked to both Haftar militia and the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today December 11, 2023 15:38 UTC