The BBC News Russian confirmed Monday the killing of the first Russian soldier in Libya identified to be “Gleb Mostovoy” on February 6.

Khalifa Haftar’s Dignity Operation command has issued a statement threatening to punish all journalists, media figures, activists and political analysts who oppose its offensive against Tripoli, describing them as “inciting hate and crime against the army forces and supporting terrorism.”

A Libyan television channel says two of its reporters were kidnapped by forces loyal to a military commander while covering fighting in the capital, Tripoli.

BBC has aired an investigation finding evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya being widely shared on Facebook and YouTube.

The Department of Foreign Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suspended Monday, the work of Al Arabiya channel on the Libyan territory.

On Libya’s front lines, fighters often hold a gun in one hand and a smartphone in the other, using their cameras in the propaganda war.

The Cloud News Agency confirmed that it had lost contact with its correspondent in Ajdabiya, Al-Salheen Al-Zerwali about two days ago; pointing to the possibility that he may have been kidnapped by the security forces in the city.

In an annual report on Thursday, the US State Department criticized the lack of action by the House of Representatives and Presidential Council to protect freedom of speech in Libya, referring to the pressure on the work of journalists.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed concern that the media has become an almost impossible task in Libya, where attacks against media and journalists have reached a dangerous point.

The Faiez Serraj Presidency Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA) met today with accredited foreign media representative in Tripoli and vowed to facilitate their work in Libya.