The Head of the UNSMIL Ghassan Salame said his recent initiative for de-escalation in Libya has three points that could lead to a peaceful solution to the conflict.

Two Israeli-made drones have been found downed over Libya, raising questions about Israel’s potential arming of Libyan factions in the country’s eight-year civil war.

Migrants trapped in Libyan detention centres where many have been subjected to abuse would be evacuated to Rwanda under an emergency plan being discussed with international humanitarian agencies and the EU, The Financial Times has reported. 

A number of Libyan citizens held a protest on Wednesday, in front of the UN mission’s HQ in Janzour district, west of Tripoli, to demand the expulsion of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame.

An official in the Libyan National Army (LNA) revealed yesterday that Turkish intelligence is operating within the capital Tripoli in order to support the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) which is officially recognised by the United Nations (UN).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has confirmed the report about the strike hitting a Ukrainian private company’s IL-76 cargo aircraft at the airport of Misurata, Libya, saying it was delivering humanitarian aids in coordination with Libyan Red Crescent. 

The Foreign Minister of Libya’s UN-backed Government of  National Accord, Mohamed Sayala, called Wednesday on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate a recent deadly airstrike on the southern city of Murzuq.

The Embassy of the United States of America called on all parties in Libya to redouble their efforts to protect civilians and prevent damage to civilian infrastructure.

The UN Security Council reaffirmed Monday the call on all Libyan parties to commit to a ceasefire and rapidly to return to a UN-mediated political process.

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Monday it had prevented 53 Ivorian and Sudanese citizens from illegally entering the country, a move condemned by NGOs as a violation of rights.