The head of Libya's Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, called on Thursday for the unification of the country's military on the 66th anniversary of its establishment.
He commended in a statement the armed forces "who have made sacrifices in the war on terror."
He said that despite division and lack of equipment, "the army stands valiantly alongside the security forces against the terrorists, mercenaries, smugglers, and human traffickers, who are trying to tamper with the stability of the homeland."
"We stress again the necessity to unify the military establishment. A united army is the basis of a united homeland. It expresses the national unity of our people of all walks of life and in all areas," the statement said.
Russia's intervention in Libya will be requested through the UN to lift the international weapons embargo on the army, Ahmed Al-Mesmari, the army spokesman, said in a statement, which came days after he told Russian news agency Sputnik that Moscow should play a greater diplomatic role in the Libyan crisis.
"The Libyan problem also needs engagement from Russia and President (Vladimir) Putin himself, to remove other external actors, for example, Turkey, Qatar, and especially Italy from Libya," Mesmari told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Hameed Wafi, a citizen from Tawergha, said that Gnewa al-Kakli militia conducted random arrests of alleged drug smugglers and under the pretext of fighting illegal construction in the camp. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that the armed attack aims to eliminate their cause.
In the same context, the Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya said that around 13 citizens were arrested in the camp.
Secretary-general of the Libyan branch of AOHR Abdel-Moneim Al-Hor told Asharq Al-Awsat that the displaced should be protected, and alleged drug smugglers can be arrested without assault and without demolishing the camp.
