Operation Irini monitors "suspicious" Libyan-bound ships

EU’s Mediterranean naval mission Operation Irini reported monitoring 22 suspicious maritime journeys out of over 1,600 bound for Libya during October.

The operation, tasked by the United Nations to enforce the arms embargo on Libya, conducted radio checks on 460 commercial vessels and inspected five ships on-site.

Launched on March 31, 2020, following the war on Tripoli in 2019, Operation Irini operates under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. It employs aerial, naval, and satellite resources to monitor the embargo’s implementation.