LNA takes control of GNA sites in south Libya

Director of Moral Guidance of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Khaled Al-Mahjoub, stated that the LNA launched powerful strikes on mercenaries in Sebha, southwestern Libya.

Al-Mahjoub said that the LNA is working to secure the areas of southern Libya, given that “there are attempts to move mercenaries in the southern Libyan region.” “Turkey has interests in the continuation of instability in Libya,” he added.

Spokesman for the LNA’s General Command, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, said that the Sebha military region had detected subversive elements belonging to the Government of National Accord (GNA) who were allegedly receiving orders from Turkish intelligence.

He confirmed that units from the LNA had confronted these groups, as well as a number of extremists.

Tunisia, President of the UN Security Council this January, expressed its hope that the council would issue as soon as possible a resolution whereby an international mission would be deployed to monitor the ceasefire which has gone into effect in Libya since the fall.

“We hope that the resolution will be adopted as soon as possible. There is momentum, but it is a bit fragile,” Tunisian ambassador to the United Nations Tarek El Adab, said during a press conference.

El Adab added: “We need to adopt this mechanism monitoring the ceasefire, and this depends on the negotiations that will take place between the Libyan parties and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) based on the proposals of the UN Secretary-General.”