During a speech at the 85th anniversary of the army’s founding, broadcast by Libya’s Al-Hadath channel on their Facebook account, it was mentioned that activities of the company ‘Meta’, which includes the social networks ‘Facebook’ and ‘Instagram’, are banned in Russia as they are considered extremist. The speaker stated that ‘Vision 2030 relies on developing combat means for the Libyan army,’ emphasizing the pursuit of strategic partnerships with regional and international powers.
The military leader added that ‘the Libyan army has shown great courage in facing terrorism,’ and continued: ‘This increases the Libyan people’s pride and honor in their army, which has defeated terrorism and extremism.’
The army was founded on August 9, 1940, from Libyan resistance forces exiled to Egypt, in the Abu Rawash area of Giza Governorate, where they fought alongside British forces against the Italian forces, numbering around 11,000 fighters at that time.
After Libya’s independence in 1951, the army was restructured, and the government began sending military missions abroad before establishing the first military school in the city of Zawiya in 1953 to graduate batches of officers. Initially, the army was led by a British officer, then Brigadier General Imran Al-Jazira, before the government turned to the Kingdom of Iraq in 1954 to benefit from their expertise in training the army, where a select group of the best Libyan military elements was sent.
