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August 13, 2018 at 4:22 am
The navy of the UN-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord announced that it had rescued 60 migrants northwest of the city of Sorman yesterday.
A patrol rescued the migrants, including 19 women and four children, who were on board a rubber dinghy after its engine stopped working seven miles north of Sorman, the navy said in a statement.
Libya's coast guard has been patrolling the Mediterranean Sea since striking a deal with Italy in February 2017 that empowered it to bring migrants back to a country where aid agencies say they suffer torture and abuse. The deal, which entailed Italy providing funds and equipment, was an attempt to stem the migrant flow.
Read: Libyan navy rescue 292 illegal migrants off western Libya coast
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