The Libyan army has hunted down members of the pro-Haftar Kaniyat militia accused of committing human rights abuses in the western town of Tarhuna.
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Libya: State-financed militia must be held to account for extrajudicial execution in Misratah
A shocking video depicting an extrajudicial execution by the Joint Operations Force (JOF), a state-financed militia also known as al-Moshtaraka, offers a grim reminder of the deadly consequences of impunity for militias and armed groups in Libya, Amnesty International said today.
UK intelligence say Russia to flood Ukraine with more than 1,000 notorious Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Syria
Russia is likely to field more than one thousand mercenaries in Ukraine in a bid to help its flagging war effort, according to the UK’s ministry of defence.
Haftar, Aqila Saleh visit Egypt
Khalifa Haftar and House of Representatives’ (HoR) Speaker, Aqila Saleh, visited Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Sunday to hold discussions as part of Egypt’s support for the political process that led to forming Fathi Bashagha’s government by the HoR – a government blessed by Haftar – media sources have reported.
GNU Chief of General Staff calls for “pure” Libyan dialogue
Chief of General Staff of the outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), Lieutenant-General Mohamed al-Haddad called on all Libyan political parties to give priority to the interest of the country over any consideration in a “pure” Libyan national dialogue.
UK sanctions notorious Russian Wagner mercenary group, accused of war crimes in Syria, Libya
The UK government has sanctioned the Russian Wagner Group allegedly tasked with assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and accused of war crimes in Libya and Syria.
UN official urges Libyans to hold elections as soon as possible
The UN’s top official for Libya on Thursday said moving forward with elections was the country’s best way out of the “perennial conflict over access to authority and resources”.
UN concerned by deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya through arbitrary arrests and campaign of social media vilification
The UN High Commission for Human Rights said today through its Official Spokesperson that it was ‘‘concerned by the deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, where arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having a seriously chilling effect on human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and other …
Jufra witnesses graduation of new LNA affiliates batch
Al-Jufra in the middle of Libya witnessed Wednesday a graduation ceremony for a new batch of affiliates with the 128th Brigade of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
LNA Spox: Haftar did not visit Moscow, will not send soldiers to fight against Ukraine
Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, denied the news that LNA Commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, visited Moscow, and intention to send soldiers to fight with the Russian forces in Ukraine.