Border security sources in the Kufra region reported that the operation was part of a series of measures to ensure national security and protect the country’s borders.

The Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency reported that Benghazi-based government forces had deported 602 Chadians by land, in accordance with the law.

It also noted that some of the deported individuals had health problems, while others were subject to security-related restrictions.

The Kufra region is Libya’s largest administrative demarcation; it shares borders with Egypt to the northeast, Sudan to the east, and Chad to the south.

Since the overthrow and killing of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi 15 years ago, by the United States and its NATO allies, the country’s western region has been under the administration of the Government of National Unity, recognized by the UN and led by Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah.

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