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A Libyan Coast Guard patrol has picked up 79 migrants from their wrecked boat stranded in the sea, a source from the coast guard said on Sunday.
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A spokesman for the Libyan Navy announced that 126 migrants were rescued from possible drowning at sea, in the Libyan search and rescue area, northwest of Tripoli.
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The Libyan Coast Guard seized on Monday boats with 118 migrants on board while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to EU shores.
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The Libyan Coast Guard picked up on Sunday five illegal immigrants from their wrecked boat off the Libyan coast, the Interior Ministry has said.
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The Libyan coast guard has received two of its vessels after being repaired in Bizerte port in Tunisia with Italy and the European Union funding the maintenance work as part of the European Union Emergency Trust Fund.
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The International Organizations for Migration (IOM) announced the rescue of approximately 517 illegal immigrants off the Libyan coast during nine separate operations.
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The Libyan Coast Guard intercepted and returned around 6,989 migrants to Libya since the start of this year, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in Libya.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya announced the rescue of 6,588 refugees and migrants from the Mediterranean by Libyan Coast Guards, up until August 5.
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