Fewer violations of the arms embargo on Libya have occurred this year as compared with 2020, but the “continuing presence” of foreign fighters is “still a serious threat,” UN experts said in a confidential report. For the study, which covers January to November 2021, the experts traveled twice to the north African country, in April and again in September. It also led to a fragile unity government taking office in March, with a mandate to take the country to elections. “Based on the 2020 transfers, arms stockpiles remain high and sufficient to sustain any future conflict,” the experts said. “The panel has no evidence of any large scale withdrawals taking place to date,” the experts said.

Source: Libya Today December 02, 2021 10:52 UTC