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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:09 AM | |||
United Kingdom will trained up to 2,000 soldiers of the Libyan army in United Kingdom. | |||
The Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom
has confirmed that up to 2,000 personnel from the Libyan Armed Forces
are to be trained in the UK. The UK Armed Forces are to train their Libyan
counterparts in basic infantry skills and leadership training with courses
beginning later this year, the Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed
to Parliament earlier in a written statement. |
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Libyan army forces gather at their headquarters in Tripoli on Oct. 18, 2012 before their deploy to the city of Bani Walid, some 185 km south of the capital. |
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The training will take place at a British Army site in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. Members of the Libyan Armed Forces – all of whom will be vetted in advance for medical, physical and behavioural suitability – will be brought to the UK in a number of smaller groups for courses which are expected to last a minimum of 10 weeks. The Libyan Government will pay the costs of the training. The training of Libyan Armed
Forces personnel in the UK is part of a broader package of defence and
security assistance developed with the US, France and Italy. This is
aimed at supporting the Libyan Government’s efforts to increase
the effectiveness and capacity of its security and justice sector institutions,
and to ensure the state’s monopoly on security. Foreign Secretary William
Hague said: “The Government firmly believes that a stable, open
and democratic Libya contributing to wider regional stability and security
is in the UK’s interest. Defence Secretary Philip
Hammond said: “The UK’s Armed Forces are recognised as being
amongst the best in the world so it is no surprise that we are one of
the countries Libya has turned to for this specialist training. Detailed planning remains ongoing and the UK Government continues to work on the specific terms of its assistance with the Libyan Government. Close engagement will also be conducted with local authorities and the Bassingbourn community in advance of the training commencing. |
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