France on Sunday slammed Turkey’s “aggressive” intervention in the Libya conflict as unacceptable, accusing its fellow NATO member of violating a UN arms embargo and sending half a dozen ships to the war-torn country’s coast.
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Algeria offers mediating role in Libya as UN condemns mass graves
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said his country’s position on the situation in Libya is to reject military action and to keep a distance from all the parties involved in the crisis.
US investigating Haftar’s illicit oil selling attempts to Venezuela
The US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Bureau at the State Department, David Schenker, said Washington was investigating and trying to get to the bottom of reports that Khalifa Haftar’s plane was in the Venezuelan capital Caracas last week as part of an attempt to secure an oil deal.
US court hears torture case against Libyan warlord Haftar
Two Libyan families presented their case against the military commander of Libya’s eastern authority, Khalifa Haftar, to a US court on Friday, in an unusual effort to hold him accountable for atrocities committed during the civil war.
UN voices ‘horror’ after report of Libya mass graves
The United Nations voiced “horror” after reports that eight mass graves had been discovered in an area recently seized by the unity government after forces loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar withdrew.
Libya army controls Haftar militia supply lines
The Libyan army of the internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA) announced yesterday that it had taken control of a major supply line used by militias loyal to opposition figure Khalifa Haftar.
Libya’s government in Tripoli reports 27 deaths and 40 IED injuries
Reporting 27 deaths and 40 injuries due to landmines and IED’s in civilian areas of south Tripoli up to 9 June, the Ministry of Justice of the internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli yesterday announced that it had formed a committee to investigate these grave human rights violation.
A preliminary list of Al-Kani militia victims in Tarhouna includes children and elderly
Libyan local media outlets published preliminary lists of the names of the mass graves’ recognized bodies in Tarhouna, which had all been killed by Al-Kani militia and Khalifa Haftar’s forces as they were in control of Tarhouna. The list included women, children and elderly people.
Libya: Haftar’s forces ‘slow down’ GNA advance on Sirte
Eastern-based forces allied with Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have slowed down an advance by the country’s internationally recognised government into the strategic city of Sirte, military officials told Al Jazeera.
Khalifa Haftar Seeks Support From Israel – Jewish Newspaper
A Libyan official close to renegade general Khalifa Haftar has sought support from Israel, an Israeli daily reported Wednesday.