Head of the Presidential Council of the Libyan National Accord Government Fayez Al-Sarraj arrived in Amman Saturday for talks with King Abdullah II, expected to begin Sunday.
As Sarraj set foot in the Jordanian capital, the Special Deterrence Force (SDF) operating under the Government of National Accord in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, announced Saturday that one of its members was killed in an operation “conducted by rogue criminals.”
Sarraj, who is accompanied by a number of ministers and top officials, will also meet with Prime Minister Omar Razaz, who led senior officials to welcome the Libyan leader upon his arrival at the Marka Military Airport, Petra news agency reported.
Meanwhile, the SDF issued a statement late on Friday mourning the killing of one of its leading members, Fadl Younes, 20.
Spokesman of the Special Deterrence Force Ahmed Bin Salem said in several television interviews Saturday that Younes was assassinated after two men stole his car. He confirmed that the two criminals were identified and that ongoing search was underway to uncover their whereabouts.
For its part, Libya's National Human Rights Commission issued a statement on Saturday calling on Libya's Government of National Accord, headed by Sarraj, to open a comprehensive investigation into the recent murder incidents and assassinations taking place in the capital, Tripoli.
On Saturday, the US embassy in Tripoli also commented on the level of crimes committed in the capital and strongly condemned the recent killings carried out by armed group.
The embassy wrote on Twitter that those killings are generating instability and adversely impacting the lives of innocent citizens.
It also supported the call of United National Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Libyan authorities to adopt the necessary measures to ensure the protection of lives from these “heinous acts.”
