Libya marks today the 52nd anniversary of British Evacuation Day which took place on March 28, 1970. On this day, British forces were expelled and their bases in Libya were evacuated for the first time since they entered the country after World War II. The British Evacuation Day was followed by the U.S. withdrawal from Wheelus Air Base, an American military base in Tripoli which at that time was considered the largest U.S. military facility outside the U.S. Shortly after the evacuation of British troop, a nationwide celebration took place in Libya on March 31 to mark the end of nearly 30 years of British occupation; and Gaddafi’s government had declared March 28 a national holiday. On the other hand, the fate of Turkish troops in the country remains unknown.

Source: Libya Today March 28, 2022 14:44 UTC