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Tunisia said Tuesday it had dismantled a recruiting cell sending jihadis to fight in Libya and arrested dozens in part of tighter security and border controls to counter Islamist militants, Reuters reported.

Tunisia is worried that violence will spill over from Libya, where ISIS militants have expanded their influence, exploiting turmoil as two rival governments battle for control.

Tunisians make up one of the largest contingents of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, but more recently militants have been sending jihadis to take part in the conflict in Tunisia's North African neighbor Libya.

"Security officers and the army arrested ten terrorists trying to sneak into Libya to join the armed groups in Libya," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The communique said security forces also dismantled four terrorist cells who were recruiting for Libya and arrested 22 more suspects in those operations.

The ministry said the cells coordinated with Tunisian active jihadis in Libya who run the training camps over the border with other foreign fighters.