In an article published with Middle East Institute on 4 January 2019, researcher Emadeddin Badi reviewed the recent events which took place in Tripoli regarding security. On 18 December, Tripoli’s four main armed groups, namely the Tripoli Revolutionaries' Brigade (TRB); Abu Salim’s Special Deterrence Force; the Nawasi Battalion; and the Bab Tajoura Brigade announced the formation of the Tripoli Protection Force. For the author,
the announcement of the new joint Tripoli Protection Force not only epitomizes the exploitative behavior of armed groups in Libya but also the challenges facing both UNSMIL and the GNA’s new minister of interior.
For Badi, such an organisation could compromise the UNSMIL-brokered ceasefire and the implementation of long-term, efficient security arrangements, as militia continue to hold control over the capital city.Click here to read the article.