Benghazi – The General Staff of the Land Forces of the General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces announced the deployment of the 152nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, part of the reinforced Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade, to new military sites whose nature and locations were not disclosed.
The General Staff explained in a statement issued on Sunday that this move is part of a plan for redeployment and strengthening field positions, aimed at raising the level of readiness and carrying out assigned tasks, which contributes to imposing security and stability.
The official Facebook page of the General Staff also broadcast a video clip late Sunday night into Monday, documenting the movement of the battalion’s convoys to their new deployment sites.
This development comes amid a continued state of military alert, with increasing mobilizations and the deployment of heavy weapons around the capital, Tripoli, at a time when the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the European Union mission have called for de-escalation and clearing civilian areas of armed presence.