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Libya prepares joint operations to secure its borders

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya brought together 45 military and security officials to strengthen cooperation between the country’s east and west. Participants agreed to organise joint operations after assessing the coordination centres in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya Herald reports.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) brought together 45 military and security officers from different regions of the country in Tripoli on Friday 9 October to coordinate border security. The meeting was organised by the Joint Technical Coordination Team on Border Security, with the support of the Interior Ministry based in Tripoli, according to UNSMIL.

Participants reviewed progress in putting two joint communications and information-sharing centres into operation, located in Tripoli and Benghazi. They agreed to carry out joint field operations to strengthen cooperation between the authorities in eastern and western Libya, according to UNSMIL.

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