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Libya's Coast Guard has interception a vessel carrying around 700 migrants off the eastern coast of Libya in one of the largest operations in recent months targeting migrants destined for Europe.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed that the Libyan Coast Guard has intercepted 23,000 illegal immigrants since the beginning of the year until now.
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The Italian Senate’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees have passed a decree to refinance the Libyan Coast Guard for another six months with 11 million and 884 euros.
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A joint patrol of the Naval Special Forces, the Coast Guard, and Port Security in the Zawiya Refinery has rescued 12 irregular migrants from the sea after eight days of being stranded.
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The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 95 migrants of different nationalities who were on their way to European shores, on a wooden boat, according to the General Staff of Naval Forces.
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Libya's Coast Guard intercepted a vessel carrying around 200 illegal migrants trying to cross to Europe on Sunday, the navy has confirmed.
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Libya's navy has rescued more than 80 illegal immigrants off the country's coast near Zawiya city.
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The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 20 illegal immigrants northwest of Zuwara whose boat was about to sink while it was heading to European shores.
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