The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned that risks of renewed confrontation in Libya are intensifying, noting his disturbance of the massive concentration of mercenaries and weapons that violate the Security Council resolutions, as he put it.

Sirte-Jufra Operations Room forces have intensified patrols on Al-Nahr in south Sirte and in Bunajim and south of Al-Wishka, after depicting dubious movements in the area, saying the security procedures are aimed to prevail stability and detain “Haftar’s militia fighters”.

Libya’s Tripoli Interior Ministry announced Decree (1508/20) to create a mechanism and programme for the categorization and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of militias into the Ministry.

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha issued a decision aimed to start containing armed groups and fighters at the Ministry and dismantling others.

A prominent human rights organisation on Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using heavy weapons to disperse anti-corruption rallies last month in the capital and of detaining, torturing and forcibly disappearing protesters.

The spokesman for the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Mohammed Gununu said the Intelligence Unit had depicted a convoy of 80 military vehicles of Khalifa Haftar’s forces moving from Jufra to Al-Lood town, near Sirte.

The Libyan Army Spokesman, Colonel Mohamed Gununu, said that the Libyan Army forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA), have detected yet another breach by Khalifa Haftar’s militia, which is the fourth since the announcement of the ceasefire.

The Attorney General’s Office in Tripoli confirmed yesterday the issuance of arrest warrants for suspects from the state-recognized security forces accused of shooting at Tripoli demonstrators on 28 August. It also confirmed that a suspect has been arrested and is still under investigation.

The Libyan army under the GNA command on Monday said it seized Russian made helicopter belonging to Khalifa Haftar’s forces, which made an emergency landing south of Abu Grein area east of the capital Tripoli.

A second mass grave has been found in Libya’s Tarhuna, a province that has recently been liberated from militias loyal to warlord General Khalifa Haftar, the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) announced yesterday.