TRIPOLI : Libyan rescue workers have recovered at least 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha including a number burned in a boat and others on the beach, a member of the Red Crescent in the city said on Friday. A security source in Sabratha said the dead people were migrants caught in a dispute between two rival groups of people smugglers in the northwest city, a major hub for illegal migration across the Mediterranean. Libya has had little peace since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi and much of the country is controlled on the ground by rival armed factions. The country has become a major transit point for migrants seeking to travel to Europe in search of a better life, but international agencies say they face many dangers there. (Reporting by Libya newsroom; writing by Angus McDowall; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Source: Libya Today October 07, 2022 18:25 UTC