A sense of impunity has fueled rampant torture by militias and armed groups affiliated to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) and rivals with de facto control of territory because of real or perceived family, tribal, political or regional affiliations, Amnesty International said ahead of Libya’s review at the …
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Wagner mercenaries reinforce their positions near Sirte
The Volcano of Rage Operation (VRO) has stated that a new group of Wagner mercenaries were reinforcing their positions and installing a new radar in the area, near Al-Batuma region, west of Sirte.
Corruption critic shot dead in Libya’s Benghazi
A vocal critic of eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has been shot dead in the city of Benghazi. Hanan al-Barassi, an activist who became known for posting videos criticising Haftar’s rule in the city, was killed in broad daylight on 20th Street in the centre of the city, local media …
US urged to stop drone sales to UAE over civilian deaths in Yemen and Libya
Amnesty International has called on the United States to stop the sale of 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in light of evidence that civilians are being killed during attacks in war-ravaged Yemen and Libya.
Alleged victims of torture target US assets of Libya’s Khalifa Haftar in lawsuit
New details have emerged surrounding US federal lawsuits filed in multiple jurisdictions against Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar by families of alleged victims of torture and extrajudicial killings, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
UN mission slams ‘arbitrary detention’ of east Libyans in Tripoli
The UN mission to Libya Sunday deplored the “arbitrary detention” in Tripoli of individuals arriving from the country’s east as an attempt to “sabotage” efforts to bring citizens together following a ceasefire.
Libya army urges withdrawal of Haftar’s militia, mercenaries to hold talks in Sirte
The Libyan army on Friday welcomed the convening of the Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the Libyan city of Sirte, on condition of the mercenaries’ departure and the withdrawal of the militia of General Khalifa Haftar.
Body of former Libyan Interior Ministry official found in a Tarhouna mass grave
The Interior Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Bashagha said the body of Mabrouk Khalaf; the former director of information and follow-up office at the Ministry, was found in a mass grave in Tarhouna.
Seventeen bodies unearthed in Libyan mass graves
Seventeen bodies have been unearthed in newly found mass graves in western Libya’s Tarhuna region, taking the total exhumed in recent months to 112, the missing persons authority said on Saturday.
Libyan ceasefire agreement faces hurdles due to foreign intervention
The signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement between Libya’s warring factions on October 23 was widely marketed as a watershed moment that would redress the country’s spiraling trajectory. Paving the way for the United Nations-hosted Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to relaunch on October 26, the agreement was also the building …