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RADA Special
Deterrence Force (SDF)
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The official name of the RADA Special Deterrence Force is "Deterrence Agency for Combating Terrorism and Organzied Crimes". The armed group was established in 2013, with its beginnings in the civil war that toppled Muammar Gaddai in 2011. It is referred to some observers as an Islamist military police unit with a focus on kignappings, murders, illegal migrant smuggling, and terrorism
Its base of support has been in Tripoli; however, it has received authorization to carry out arrests across the western regions of Libya. For many years, the SDF controlled Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli where its headquarters has been located. RADA (or Radaa) operates as an independent part of the Ministry of Interior (MoI).
The SDF receives its authority to operate from the Presidency Council, one of the main instruments of government power in Tripoli. There are reports that the Presidency Council will issue a decree appointing Hassan Busriba from Zawiya as the new head of the Stability Support Apparatus, replacing the deceased Kikli. Busriba was once head of the western branch of the SSA based in the Abu Surra area of Zawiya.
References
RADA Special Deterrence Forces - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADA_Special_Deterrence_Forces
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