Tunisia Completes 200km Security Wall At Libyan Border To Shun ISIS Terrorists

Highlights:

Tunisia has confirmed then completion of the first phase of a 200km (125 mile) barrier that is set to separate her and her neighbor Libya.

The barrier has been designed to shun terrorists from crossing across into Tunisia where they carry out terror act that have cost Tunisia innocent lives and bad hurting the tourism industry.

Summary:

In summer of 2015, a Libya-trained gunman shot indiscriminately at a beach killing 38 people and injuring many more. The attack prompted a retaliatory action by Tunisia that including building a security barrier between the two countries.

The first phase of the 200km barrier as of February 6^th has been complete; fully installed with sand banks and water trenches.

The plans have been rolled out to start the second phase that includes installation of electronic equipment with aid from Germany and the United States. The security barrier will protect the border and stop the terror threat emanating from Libya.

The barrier is projected to make the border impassable by vehicles from either countries unless at the designated security checkpoints. The barrier as it currently is has already reduced smuggling into Tunisia and given the security forces a monitoring advantage over the terrorists and criminals exploiting the current chaotic in Libya.

Libya has been a haven for the ISIS since the death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi making her an access point for the Sahel point and linking the region with the Middle East exposing her neighbors to terrorist attacks.