The monitors would arrive in an “incremental deployment ... once conditions allow,” according to the council’s British-drafted resolution. The measure also urges all foreign forces and mercenaries to get out of the country, as was supposed to happen months ago. The U.N. estimated in December there were at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in Libya, including Syrians, Russians, Sudanese and Chadians. Story continues below advertisementThe cease-fire agreement, reached in October, called for the foreign fighters to leave within three months. The Security Council resolution also demands all countries fully comply with a decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Libya.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 16, 2021 20:48 UTC