An UN-affiliated body working in Libya has offered a bleak outlook of a country that remains gripped by armed militias. Federico Soda, who heads the Libya mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), described a vicious cycle of abuse in the country. "That's not unique to the [Libyan] coast guard, that's just a little bit of the reality," he said. "Many of these boats are being recycled between the Libyan coast guard and the smugglers," he said. Most migrants in Libya don't go to EuropeThe vast majority of people going to Libya come from neighbouring countries such as Chad, Egypt, Niger, and Sudan.

Source: Libya Today May 24, 2022 16:30 UTC