Libyan authorities freed 44 irregular migrants who had been held captive in a trafficker-operated camp south of Tobruk. The migrants, in poor condition from extreme heat and dehydration, were rescued from an abandoned facility near the Nasser Airbase.
The site, known as the “Abd al-Khaliq” camp, had been repurposed by human traffickers to detain migrants, primarily from sub-Saharan Africa, before attempting to smuggle them across the Mediterranean.
The rescue operation, carried out by the Libyan Security Support Units, the Internal Security Agency, and the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation, took place after a tip-off regarding the illegal trafficking activities in the area. Authorities managed to rescue the migrants, providing them with food and water. However, just hours before the rescue, traffickers had moved another 100 migrants to an unknown location.
