Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Hafter should publicly renew his 2011 pledge to stop using landmines and instruct fighters under his command and foreign fighters supporting the LNA to stop using landmines and destroy any stocks in their possession, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last week.
At least seven people were killed Wednesday in landmine explosions in southern Tripoli, a health official said, Anadolu reports.
The Sudanese Popular Congress Party (PCP) on Monday called on the government to “line up with the international community in support of the legitimate government in Libya.”
The European Union’s top diplomat has urged all parties in the conflict in Libya to immediately stop all military operations and engage constructively in peace negotiations.
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “some agreements” were reached with his US counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a “new era” in the conflict in Libya.
A local Libyan channel allied to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) has aired a video showing the United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) alleged involvement in military operations in the country.
The United Nations announced on Monday its willingness to assist the Government of National Accord (GNA) to conduct a thorough investigation into reports of the discovery of bodies found at the hospital in Tarhuna city.
Libyan fighters allied with the country’s internationally recognised government pressed their advance into the strategic city of Sirte, boosted by recent battlefield gains and a withdrawal by forces of renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar from around the capital, Tripoli.
UNSMIL welcomed domestic and international calls for a return to political talks and called for an immediate ceasefire and respect for the UN Libya arms embargo.
The recent gains by Libya’s Tripoli-based government over forces loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar may threaten Israeli interests in the region, a report by a Tel Aviv-based research institute has said.
