Libyan army holds military parade in Tripoli

Libya on Tuesday celebrated the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the country's army with a military parade in the capital, Tripoli. The event was attended by Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity as well as the Chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohammad Younes Menfi.

The celebration comes at a time when the Libyan people are seeking to reunite the military establishment which has been divided for years. On the occasion, political figures - local and international - expressed their support for the efforts to unify the Libyan military institution. The establishment of the Libyan army was announced on August 9, 1940, by the Libyan resistance forces that migrated to Egypt in the Giza region, to escort British forces in their fight against the Italians. The army was restructured after Libya's independence in 1951.