A battalion affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced joining the Libyan National Army (LNA), which intensified Friday its airstrikes against the Tripoli forces.
Meanwhile, the LNA accused the armed militias in Tripoli of concealing mass graves for victims who were killed during recent clashes between the two parties.
LNA's Karama Operations Room announced that al-Oubour battalion joined the army forces in its battle against terrorism, noting that it formed groups to protect the road linking Tarhouna to Ash Shwayrif. It added that rumors circulate that other forces would follow suit.
LNA revealed that there are unannounced mass graves of armed militants. In its statement, the army accused groups of armed Muslim Brotherhood and militias of seeking to conceal their human losses following the recent clashes.
In this regard, the Room said that the leaders of these groups continue to lie to parents of these victims – it added that unfortunately there are multiple mass graves where the victims are buried to hide their fate and to accuse armed forces later on of killing them – which is baseless.
The purpose of LNA is to eradicate the gangs taking over Tripoli, smuggling people and fuel, and looting its funds, affirmed the statement.
Further, the National Oil Corporation Brega Petroleum Marketing Company (BPMC) announced that all types of fuel are available in its inventories in an attempt to contain the fuels crisis in Tripoli.
In another development, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has decided to allocate $3.2 million -provided by the European Union- to aid the city of Ghat, which was hit by severe floods last month.
Also, the European Union (EU) and the Tripoli-based Libyan Ministry of Health officially launched five new EU-funded projects to support the health sector. The cumulative budget donated by the European Union to these five projects is approximately €13 million.
The EU said that the new package came in the context of the ongoing conflict in Tripoli, where the needs of the Libyan health sector were as urgent as ever.
