Military understanding on joint steps to guard the borders
LIBYA – An analytical report by the Italian news agency Nova said military and security representatives from eastern and western Libya had, under the auspices of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), reached an understanding on carrying out joint field tasks to protect the borders — a step to strengthen coordination despite the continuing political and military divide.
Tripoli meeting on 8 October
The report, followed and summarised by Al-Marsad, said the agreement came at the close of a meeting of the Joint Technical Coordination Team for Border Security on 8 October, hosted by the Foreign Ministry of Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s government in Tripoli, with representatives from both regions taking part.
Commitments to make coordination structures effective
According to the report, UNSMIL said the initiative implemented pledges by military leaders on both sides to make security coordination structures more effective through joint tasks on the ground, casting it as a further step in cooperation between the agencies.
Lakri calls for improved coordination
Lt Gen Mohamed Lakri, chief of staff of the Border Guard at the Defence Ministry in the Dbeibah government, said improving coordination between units was essential, according to the agency.
Al-Jilani points to the Czech experience
Maj Gen Salem Al-Jilani, chief of staff of the Border Guard at the General Command of the Armed Forces, expressed hope of operating structures in Libya similar to those examined during a visit to the Czech Republic.
Borders exceeding 4,300 km with six countries
The report argued that joint tasks along Libya’s land borders, which stretch more than 4,300 kilometres with six African states, could represent a practical step towards broader institutional integration, even if they fell short of unifying military agencies that still answer to separate chains of command.
