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Authorities in Libya said on Sunday (January 1) that they found a mass grave with 18 bodies in the Sabaa area of Sirte city- which is a former stronghold of the Islamic State (IS). Issuing a statement, the Missing Persons Authority said the bodies were unearthed and sent to a local hospital, the Associated Press reported.  The authority said it has collected samples of the dead bones to identify the bodies. Details regarding the cause of death of these 18 people were not given, the report said.

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged the parties in the country to resort to dialogue and avoid escalation of situation."The mission calls on all parties in Libya to engage in direct and constructive dialogue to resolve all ...

March 14, 2021 - 10:08 AM BENGHAZI, Libya - Forces of Libya's eastern military strongman said they arrested a suspected senior local Islamic State fighter on Sunday in a southwestern town known to be a militant hideout. Mohammed Miloud was once an IS leader in the coastal city of Sirte, held by the group before they were driven out in a U.S.-backed campaign in 2016, spokesman Ahmed al-Mosmari said. The militant leader was allegedly involved in several attacks in the country’s so-called oil crescent — whose ports and oil fields account for the lion’s share of Lib...

In a statement, the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces, which are led by Khalifa Hifter, congratulated "the national figures" who were chosen in a U.N.-brokered process.