Two Mass Graves Discovered in Libya

The Libyan government announced it has discovered two mass graves in the town of Tarhuna, 90km northeast of Tripoli capital, likely left the forces of commander Khalifa Haftar.

The General Authority for the Research and Identification of Missing Persons said in a statement that the first “grave contains four corpses, where the Authority teams are still working on exhuming troops”.

The authority also said that after the end of the work at the first grave, “the work will begin at the second grave, which is expected to include several corpses”.

The statement says that since Haftar's forces were expelled from the western part of Libya, the atrocities they committed in areas once under their control are being discovered almost every day.

According to official Libyan sources, Hafttar and militia forces associated with him have committed war crimes and acts of genocide in the period between April 2019 and June 2020.

On June 16th, the Libyan government found 226 lifeless bodies in mass graves in Tarhuna and south of Tripoli.

The UN has recognised the government led by Fayez al-Saray as the country's legitimate authority, as Tripoli has been battling Haftar militias since April 2019 in a conflict where thousands of people have lost their lives.

Turkey supports the legitimate government led by al-Saray.