After languishing in Libyan prisons, the crews of two Italian fishing boats seized by the Libyan coast guard in September were released just before Christmas. Back home, they tell DW’s Jacopo Lentini of their ordeal.

UNSMIL welcomed what it called the ‘‘remarkable success’’ on 25 December of the exchange of prisoners from both the contesting Libyan sides under the supervision of the Joint Military Commission (5+5), and thanks to the good offices of the tribal sheikhs and elders.

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar and their supporters based in eastern Libya would be viewed as “legitimate targets” if they attempted to attack Turkish forces in the region, reports Reuters.

The Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday exchanged prisoners with the illegal Haftar’s forces as part of the ceasefire agreement signed between the two parties on October 23, 2020, in Geneva, which provides for all-for-all exchange of prisoners.

Authorities discovered two new more masses graves in the city of Tarhuna northeast of the country’s capital.

A Libyan commander who launched an offensive last year to capture the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognised rival government threatened Thursday to use force against Turkish troops if Ankara doesn’t stop interfering in the war-stricken North African country.

The release of the Sicilian fishermen in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi has taken place in exchange for restoring relations with the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, the Italian foreign minister announced yesterday.

Sirte-Jufra Operations Room of the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) said its forces “are on alert for any possible attacks by Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the Sirte-Jufra contact line as they continue to mobilize in the ceasefire area.”

The General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced on Wednesday the recovery of four unidentified bodies, after the discovery of two mass graves in Mashru’a Arubt area, in Tarhuna city.

A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded a third visit to Libya on Wednesday after looking into Khalifa Haftar’s war crimes in the country.