War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday. United Nations – October 4, 2021 Original Report From arbitrary detention to torture, the recruitment of child soldiers and mass killings, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on…
UNHR – June 17, 2020 Original Report UN experts* today warned that reliance on foreign actors has contributed to the escalation of the conflict in Libya and undermined prospects for a peaceful resolution, “all at a tragic cost for the local population”. The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries expressed alarm at widespread…
Robert Lansing Institute – June 11th, 2020 Original Article Russian mercenaries from Wagner PMC who are fighting in Libya on the side of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar desecrated Niffati Mosque in Ein Zara in south of Tripoli.Russia’s Wagner mercenaries burned down Niffati Mosque in Ein Zara, south Tripoli, and sprayed anti-Islam graffiti on the wall:…
April 24, 2020 Further violations of international law by Wagner as it used chemical weapons in Libya The Libyan interior minister, Fathi Bashaga, accused the private military company (PMC) Wagner Group to have used chemical weapons against Government of National Accord (GNA) soldiers. According to the Libyan government, their forces were targeted with nerve gas…
Russia is using the Wagner Group, its private army, to advance its interests in Libya According to Fathi Bashagha, the Libyan interior minister, Russia is trying to escalate the Libyan crisis to push its interests abroad. By supporting the Haftar government and reviving the networks of the deceased dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Russia is able to…
