As deadline for Libya ceasefire withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries passes, UNSMIL promises continued support
By Sami Zaptia. London, 24 January 2021: As the 90-day deadline for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and mercenaries from all Libya passed yesterday unfulfilled, UNSMIL promised continued support. The deadline had been set by Libya’s 23 October 2020 ceasefire agreed by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC). Both the internationally recognized government in Tripoli and the pro-Khalifa Hafter forces are backed by foreign forces and mercenaries. In its supportive statement yesterday, UNSMIL said the co-chairs of the International Follow-Up Committee for Libya Security Working Group (SWG...