Tripoli government confirms three track security policy: supporting regular army, ending gangs and armed outlaw groups and maintaining stability
Time of describing Libya as a 'country of militias' is over
He stressed that these three tracks are moving in parallel and at a steady pace and added that the time of describing Libya as a 'country of militias' is over, and that the state will extend its authority over all sovereign facilities, including ports, airports and military bases, without any exception.
'Today you are starting a new phase of work and giving, and you will be on the front lines of defending Libya, adhering to the honour of military service, discipline, and loyalty to the homeland alone, as you are Libya's shield and its fortified fortress,' Aldabaiba said in a message to the graduates.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Defence was attending the graduation ceremony of the 55th batch of the Military College, the 40th batch of the Air Defence College, the 39th batch of the Air College, the 33rd batch of the Academy of Naval Studies, and the 36th batch of the Military Technical Institute, which was held at the headquarters of the Military College in Tripoli.
The ceremony was attended by Presidential Council MP Abdullah Al-Lafi, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Haddad, Director of Military Intelligence Major General Mahmoud Hamza, Chiefs of Staff and a number of military and security leaders.
Stability of the state is based only on a unified national army
In his speech, Aldabaiba congratulated the graduates and their families, expressing his pride in joining the ranks of the Libyan army, stressing that the stability of the state is based only on a unified national army that works under the banner of law and carries the doctrine of protecting the homeland and the citizen.
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