The United States is investigating reports that American anti-tank missiles were found by forces loyal to Libya’s unity government at a captured rebel base, Washington said on Saturday.

Four Libyan families residing in the United States have filed a lawsuit against Khalifa Haftar, as he is an American citizen, for war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of human rights in Libya.

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Thursday that it had recorded May income of 2.3 billion USD from sales of crude oil and derived products, in addition to taxes and royalties received from concession contracts – a monthly increase of approximately 448 million USD (+24%).

Libya’s UN-backed government have recaptured the strategic town of Gharyan, near Tripoli, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

Armed clashed yesterday resumed between forces of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and the troops loyal to the country’s east based general Khalifa Haftar near the capital, Tripoli.

Forces allied to Libya‘s UN-recognised government say they have retaken Gharyan, a strategic town south of the capital, Tripoli, although forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar denied the claims.

Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) convening in Tripoli denounced Tuesday the meeting of UNSMIL’s Head Ghassan Salame with “outlaw Khalifa Haftar.”

The Government of National Accord has resumed security cooperation with France, after more than two months of suspension, due to what it said a change in the French position towards Haftar’s military offensive against Tripoli.

The Washington Post said a US Air Force veteran Jamie Sponaugle was released from captivity in Libya this week where he has been held since early May by Khalifa Haftar’s forces on accusations of being a mercenary, according to US government officials and a source familiar with the matter.

Spokesman for the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tripoli, Hamouda Sayala confirmed that the HoR members had given confidence to the current president, Sadiq Al-Kahili, for one parliamentary term.