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Libya Review
a day ago
- Politics
- Libya Review
India Sends Commandos to Secure Embassy in Libyan Capital
India will soon deploy commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to provide armed security for its embassy in Tripoli, Libya, following the mission's reopening in July 2024 after five years of closure. The move aims to ensure the safety of diplomatic staff amid ongoing security challenges in the North African nation. CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh announced during the 87th Raising Day of the force that personnel are preparing for deployment. 'The team will operate in Tripoli on similar lines as our security arrangement at the Indian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq,' he said, according to Indian media reports. Libya has faced a fragile security environment since the 2011 uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi. Years of conflict have divided the country between rival administrations in the east and west. The Indian embassy had been closed in 2019 due to worsening violence, with its operations temporarily relocated to Tunisia and later Malta. Officials confirmed that about 40 CRPF commandos, led by a deputy commandant, will be stationed at the Tripoli embassy once final clearances are secured by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The embassy is located on Al-Shatt Street in the Libyan capital. The CRPF previously guarded the Tripoli mission before it was shut down. Its redeployment highlights India's renewed commitment to maintaining diplomatic relations and supporting its nationals in Libya. The Embassy of India in Tunisia noted that approximately 3,800 Indian citizens were repatriated from Libya in 2014 due to deteriorating conditions, including six individuals abducted by ISIS. With improved diplomatic ties and cautious optimism about stability, the reopening of the mission marks a significant step for India's engagement with Libya. Tags: CommandosCRPFIndiaIndian Embassylibyatripoli
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CAPF troops suffering permanent disability to get financial package, due pay and honour: Home secy
New Delhi, Officers and jawans of the CFs who lose their limbs or suffer any permanent disability during operations will continue to remain in service and get their due promotions and pay apart from a one-time basic monetary package, Home Secretary Govid Mohan said on Sunday. CAPF troops suffering permanent disability to get financial package, due pay and honour: Home secy Mohan was speaking to the personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force here on the occasion of their 87th Raising Day. A senior Central Armed Police Forces officer told PTI that a committee of officers has been constituted under the chairmanship of CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh and it is expected to finalise its recommendations and the modalities for the roll out of the plan in the next few months. The officer said there are hundreds of CF personnel who have lost their legs, hands or eyes and have suffered permanent disability due to an improvised explosive device blast or similar incidents during operations over the last decades. While there are hardly any cases where a jawan or officer was removed from service due to such injuries, many suffer due to lack of promotions as they fail to conform to the linked fitness norms, the officer said. The committee will work to relax there norms and ensure officers and jawans suffering amputation or any other permanent disability get their promotions and facilities that they would have got otherwise, he said. "The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that the jawans and officers who lose their limbs or suffer bodily disability during operations will not be removed from service. "Such personnel will be posted to work in some chosen units of these forces and it will be ensured that their pay, allowances are continued till their retirement," Mohan said. He added that the "honour and respect" of such brave personnel will be ensured and they will serve till the end of their normal retirement with their head held high. "We will implement the best practices that are available across the globe in this limb replacement surgeries," he said. The top MHA officer added that such personnel will also be provided a "basic minimum monetary package" and the ministry will get this fund from a current government scheme or from the budget allocated to the respective CFs. "This is being done to assure our jawans that a strong MHA and Government of India are there to back them up when they face adversities...," the secretary said. Mohan also asked the CFs to prepare for "emerging threats" and ensure that they adapt to new technology, which was their "biggest friend" in operations and intelligence gathering. The Home Ministry will ensure new technology gadgets and equipments to the forces so that the troops in operations are saved from getting affected by physical or mental health issues, he said. Mohan said Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing a conference of security officers on Saturday, said that as India's economy grows and it makes a tall stride amongst the comity of nations, "challenges" on the security front will "increase", he said. The CFs like CRPF, hence, will have a very vital role to play, he said. Taking about ensuring "basic amenities" to the troops of these forces, Mohan said he recently conducted a tour of Manipur and found the women personnel were facing issues related to "basic facilities" while undertaking duty movements. He said the camps of the CFs, including of the CRPF, in the Left Wing Extremism affected regions were also facing the lack of basic amenities like roads, electricity, drinking water etc. "The MHA will ensure all such basic facilities are ensured to the troops very very quickly...," he said. The home secretary said the MHA was providing a number of technical gadgets to the forces under its command including drones that can penetrate thick jungle foliage and beneath the ground to detect IEDs. The secretary, during the event, awarded gallantry medals to CRPF personnel and to the family members of those who were killed in action. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Preparing to leave for the task': CRPF commandos to return to Libya; will secure Indian embassy in Tripoli
Representational image NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon redeploy a team of commandos to Libya to protect the Indian embassy in the African nation's capital Tripoli, CRPF Director General Gyandendra Pratap Singh announced on Sunday. The embassy had reopened in July last year after being shut for five years due to civil unrest in the country. Speaking on the force's 87th Raising Day in New Delhi, Singh said the team is preparing for deployment, similar to the CRPF unit currently securing the Indian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. India had withdrawn its embassy staff and CRPF security personnel from Tripoli in April 2019 amid a "sudden escalation" in violence during the Libyan civil war. The embassy's functions were shifted to Tunisia, and later to Malta. "About 40 commandos led by a deputy commandant-rank officer will take charge at Tripoli after due clearances are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs," sources told news agency PTI. Libya has remained politically unstable since the 2011 fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with the country divided between rival factions controlling the east and west. Back in 2014, India had repatriated around 3,800 of its nationals from Libya, including six kidnapped by ISIS.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CRPF commandos to soon secure Indian embassy in Libya
New Delhi, Commandos drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force will soon be sent to provide an armed security cover to the re-opened Indian embassy in Libya and its diplomatic staff. CRPF commandos to soon secure Indian embassy in Libya Speaking at an event held here to mark the 87th Raising Day of the force, CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Sunday that the personnel are "preparing" to leave for the task at Tripoli, on similar lines of guarding the Indian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The Indian embassy in Libya was re-opened in July last year after about five years of closure due to the deteriorating security situation in the north African country. The overall law-and-order and security situation has been fragile in Libya since a 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the country being divided into eastern and western sections due to factional conflicts for more than a decade. Officials privy to the development told PTI that the CRPF was guarding the Indian embassy in Libya about four-five years ago but due to the conflict situation, it was closed and affiliated with the Indian embassy in the neighbouring country of Tunisia. The CRPF commandos were called back and they are being sent to Libya again as the embassy has re-opened. It is located at 45, Al-Shatt Street in Tripoli, they said. The sources said about 40 commandos led by a deputy commandant -rank officer will take charge at Tripoli after due clearances are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs . The CRPF has a similar commando team that has been securing the Indian embassy in Iraq since 2019. The Embassy of India in Tunisia said on its website under the head "India Libya Bilateral relations" that "in view of the fragile political and security situation prevailing in Libya in 2014, about 3,800 Indian nationals were repatriated, which included 6 Indians kidnapped by ISIS". "The Mission, which was temporarily relocated in D'Jerba , was later moved to Malta. The Mission in Tripoli resumed its operations in 2012, but was closed down in April, 2019 due to worsening security situation," it added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
CRPF commandos to soon secure Indian embassy in Libya
Agency: PTI New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Commandos drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon be sent to provide an armed security cover to the re-opened Indian embassy in Libya and its diplomatic staff. Speaking at an event held here to mark the 87th Raising Day of the force, CRPF Director General (DG) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Sunday that the personnel are 'preparing" to leave for the task at Tripoli, on similar lines of guarding the Indian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The Indian embassy in Libya was re-opened in July last year after about five years of closure due to the deteriorating security situation in the north African country. The overall law-and-order and security situation has been fragile in Libya since a 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the country being divided into eastern and western sections due to factional conflicts for more than a decade. Officials privy to the development told PTI that the CRPF was guarding the Indian embassy in Libya about four-five years ago but due to the conflict situation, it was closed and affiliated with the Indian embassy in the neighbouring country of Tunisia. The CRPF commandos were called back and they are being sent to Libya again as the embassy has re-opened. It is located at 45, Al-Shatt Street in Tripoli, they said. The sources said about 40 commandos led by a deputy commandant (DC)-rank officer will take charge at Tripoli after due clearances are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The CRPF has a similar commando team that has been securing the Indian embassy in Iraq since 2019. The Embassy of India in Tunisia said on its website under the head 'India Libya Bilateral relations" that 'in view of the fragile political and security situation prevailing in Libya in 2014, about 3,800 Indian nationals were repatriated, which included 6 Indians kidnapped by ISIS". 'The Mission, which was temporarily relocated in D'Jerba (Tunisia), was later moved to Malta. The Mission in Tripoli resumed its operations in 2012, but was closed down in April, 2019 due to worsening security situation," it added. PTI NES RC (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 27, 2025, 16:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
