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皇冠体育app Libyan forces are set to learn basic infantry skills and military leadership at Bassingbourn Camp in Cambridgeshire. 皇冠体育appy will be put through their paces on a course developed by the British Army and run by .

皇冠体育app Libyan cadets鈥� arrival comes following an announcement made last year that the UK would help to train up to 2,000 Libyan troops.

In January this year, the Libyan government agreed to fund a 24-week training programme for the first group of cadets, who have already undergone a screening and selection process in Libya. 皇冠体育app MOD has been working closely with the Libyan government to develop the package which will consist of 12 modules to include drill, marksmanship, fitness, first-aid, military discipline and the law of armed conflict.

皇冠体育app Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, said:

I am pleased that the training of the Libyan General Purpose Force at Bassingbourn Camp has begun in earnest after several months of preparation. Over the next 24 weeks the British Army will deliver world-class training to the Libyan soldiers, which will better prepare them to support Libya鈥檚 transition to a stable and open democracy.

皇冠体育app cadet training is part of the General Purpose Force (GPF) programme. It fulfils the UK Prime Minister鈥檚 commitment, given at last year鈥檚 G8 Summit, to help the Libyan government disarm and integrate militias and improve the security and stability of the country.

皇冠体育app MOD鈥檚 contribution to the GPF initiative is part of the wider ongoing political, economic, justice and security support the UK is providing to Libya. 皇冠体育app British government is supporting capacity building in Libya鈥檚 government institutions including defence, border security, justice and police reform, public financial management and economic governance and diversification.