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.
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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 …
Libya says Russian mercenaries seen inside Sirte school
The Libyan army on Thursday said it spotted Russian mercenaries inside an elementary school in Sirte, a city southeast of Tripoli, Anadolu Agency reports.
Libya: 5 mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 1 in Derna
The director of the media office of the authority of finding the missing Abdelaziz Al-Jaafari has announced discovering five new locations of mass graves in Tarhouna; south of Tripoli.
Security sources: ‘Turkey troops remain in Libya at GNA’s request’
Turkish security sources stated that Turkish troops will remain in Libya for as long as the Government of National Accord (GNA) wishes.
Rival factions in Libya agree on implementation of ceasefire deal
Libya’s rival military factions have agreed on a plan for implementing a ceasefire deal reached last month, the United Nations’ acting envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams has said.
Libyan GNA official explains details of forces’ pullout from Sirte and Jufra
The member of the Military Joint Commission of 10 for the Government of National Accord (GNA) Al-Fituri Ghribil said all forces will be withdrawing from Sirte and Jufra gradually as the two areas are considered lines of contacts according to the latest agreement made by the two parties in Ghadames …
Clashes in Libya’s Tarhouna as authorities raid gunmen dens
Clashes erupted Wednesday in Tarhouna after Libyan Army forces under the Government of National Accord raided locations of armed groups that are practicing torture, extorting and kidnap, a source from the raiding brigade (444) said.