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Libyan Coast Guard

Libyan Coast Guard
Emblem of the Libyan Coast Guard
Active1970–present
Country Libya
Branch Libyan Navy
TypeCoast guard
Size1,000 (As of 2015).[1]
Garrison/HQTripoli
Commanders
Current
commander		Commodore Abdallah Toumia
SpokesmanBrig. 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 endangering their lives during attempts to cross Mediterranean sea by illegal means of entry the EU Schengen territory.[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 being accused of being involved in human trafficking, enslavement, torture, and other human rights violations.[7]

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