# UN reported delays in removing mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya

Date: 2021

UNSMIL said withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces needed to [begin](/people/benny-begin) without further delay as implementation of the October 2020 ceasefire lagged. The continued presence of foreign armed personnel helped preserve the country's rival security structures.

## Drivers

- Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/haftar-lna-parallel-power

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/libya
- https://unsmil.unmissions.org/en/press-releases/special-envoy-for-libya-discusses-implementation-of-ceasefire-agreement

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mercenary-withdrawal-delayed-libya-2021