Hommam Al Nassim 
From the last week of May until early June, the International Organization for Migration returned 995 migrants, including women and children, to Libya after they attempted to reach Europe via the Mediterranean.
The organization’s weekly report stated that the returned group included 38 women and 15 children, and these migrants were transferred to detention centers in Tripoli, Al-Zawiya, and Sabratha.
According to the organization, the total number of migrants who have been returned to Libya since the beginning of this year has reached 7,059, including 221 children and 451 women.
Reports indicate that 282 deaths and 449 missing persons were recorded during dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean in the first half of the year.
General estimates also show an increase in the rates of irregular migration in the years 2023 and 2024. The death and loss of 3,150 people at sea were recorded during the year 2023, and 396 people were counted from the beginning of 2024 until mid-March, between victims and missing persons.
Transformations were also recorded at the level of migration lines in West Africa, where Tunisia has become a major transit area since 2023, replacing the coast of Libya.
Multiple dimensions of the illegal migration crisis in Libya