Members of the Red Crescent in Benghazi have been excavating a new mass grave discovered in Sabri. Ten bodies were recovered from the site near the National School and were reburied yesterday in Hawari cemetery. None was identified but it is believed they were the corpses of militants rather than …
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Libyan activist files ICC complaint against eastern General Khalifa Haftar
A human rights and political activist has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court accusing renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar of orchestrating war crimes, charges stemming from his war in Benghazi that has left hundreds of people dead.
Libya: Khalifa Haftar ally Mahmoud al-Werfalli arrested
A senior Libyan military commander allied with Khalifa Haftar and suspected of involvement in the deaths of 33 people in eastern Benghazi has been arrested.
Human Rights Watch deplores Al-Wefrfalli’s crimes, calls for his surrender to ICC: Press Release
Forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) in eastern Libya appear to have executed captured fighters in Benghazi and desecrated corpses, Human Rights Watch said today. Video recordings posted online since January 2017 seem to show LNA fighters carrying out seven distinct unlawful executions of “extremists.”
ICC warrant for Khalifa Haftar ally Mahmoud al-Werfalli
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a senior Libyan military commander allied with Khalifa Haftar who is suspected of involvement in the deaths of 33 people in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya mired in ‘culture of impunity’
A Libyan human rights organisation has accused the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by General Khalifa Haftar and its militia supporters in Benghazi, responsible for acts that amount to “crimes against humanity”.
Rights body decries ‘cold-blooded’ killing in Libya
A human rights group has held the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its allied armed groups responsible for misconducts that amount to crimes against humanity in the country’s second city of Benghazi.
Haftar’s forces block roads toward Derna, east Libya
Dignity Operation forces shut down once again all the land entrances and exits leading toward Derna in eastern Libya after Derna Shura Council had shot down fighter aircraft for them killing its pilot, Adel Al-Jihani and detaining the copilot.
New ISIS-inspired execution by Dignity Operation killer Al-Werfalli looms
Gunmen loyal to Dignity Operation in the central Libyan city of Al-Khums have abducted Ibrahim Abu Nowara and handed him over to serial killer Mahmoud Al-Werfalli in Benghazi.
NCHRL deplores summary execution of captives by fighters of east Libya army
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) has expressed deep concern over the new video of summary executions by Captain Mahmoud Al-Werfalli of Saiqa Forces of Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled army.