The Libyan Presidential Guard was established in May 2016 by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord to protect politicians, government buildings, and other "sensitive sites including maritime, air and land borders, the sources and supply of water and electricity power plants." The Presidential Guard is intended to be a politically neutral force unaffiliated with any of the factions in the civil war. In June 2017, it was reported that the Guard had 4,000 recruits in Tripoli on different assignments.