Composed of civilians, policemen and soldiers, an armed group works against the departure of migrants’ boats from the Libyan coast. It would have contributed to the fall of the number of illegal immigrants in Italy.
An armed group calling itself “Brigade 48” prevents migrants’ ships from reaching the European Mediterranean coast from Tripoli, Libya, according to local sources in Sabratha, quoted by Reuters.
Composed of several hundred civilians but also policemen and members of the Libyan army, this group has been conducting a very strong campaign against the departure of migrants.
The armed group, which works both on land and on the beach, would particularly prevent migrant ships from leaving for Italy. The action of this armed group would have contributed to the 50% reduction in July of the flow of clandestine migrants from North Africa to Italy.
The migration situation off Libya is of particular concern.
