The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj and the Head of the High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri reiterated Wednesday the need to demilitarize Sirte and Jufra.

A military helicopter carrying four Russian fighters crashed in Sokna in central Libya, according to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).

Sirte-Jufra Operations Room forces have intensified patrols on Al-Nahr in south Sirte and in Bunajim and south of Al-Wishka, after depicting dubious movements in the area, saying the security procedures are aimed to prevail stability and detain “Haftar’s militia fighters”.

The Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Germany’s call for a demilitarized solution in Sirte and Jufra could be accepted by Ankara as a preliminary approach, saying the only solution lies in unity in the international community’s stance on Libya.

The Spokesman for the Ahrar Al-Jufra Group (Jufra Freedom Group), Mahmoud Ghomais, reported that there have been dubious movements in the Al-Jufra and Sirte areas approximately a week ago, confirming in a television statement, that his group has monitored large and continuous mobilization of Haftar’s militias and Janjaweed mercenaries in …

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, along with his Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo, held talks on Thursday with the Libyan Government of National Accord’s Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj.

Mercenaries of the Russian Wagner Group are en route to much-contested Sirte after leaving Jufra, the Libyan Army said in a statement Thursday.

Turkey and Russia have agreed to keep pushing for a ceasefire in Libya, but Ankara said eastern commander Khalifa Haftar was not legitimate, and his forces must withdraw from key positions for any credible deal to emerge.

The internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has begun moving its forces and military reinforcements towards the cities of Sirte and Jufra in an effort to recapture the stronghold of renegade General Khalifa Haftar.

Libya’s UN-recognised government will agree to a cease-fire only if warlord Khalifa Haftar withdraws his forces from country’s central and western regions, the Turkish foreign minister said, Anadolu Agency reported.