Libyan Coast Guard | |
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Active | 1970–present |
Country | Libya |
Branch | Libyan Navy |
Type | Coast guard |
Size | 1,000 (As of 2015).[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Tripoli |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Commodore Abdallah Toumia |
Spokesman | Brig. Ayoub Qassim |
Insignia | |
Seal of Libyan Coast Guard | |
Naval ensign | |
Flag of the Libyan Navy | |
Libyan Coast Guard Racing Stripe |
The Libyan Coast Guard is the coast guard of Libya. Organizationally part of the Libyan Navy, it operates as a proxy force of the European Union (EU) in order to prevent migrants from reaching the EU's borders.[2][3][4][5] As of 2015, the Libyan Coast Guard consists of over 1,000 personnel.[1] Since 2015, it has received $455 million in funding from the EU.[6] The Libyan Coast Guard is involved in human trafficking, enslavement, torture, and other human rights violations.[7]