Libyan Human Rights Center

Ibrahim,  Al-Qadi, director of the health office in Al-Qurbubli area, was abducted on  06/28/2020  by the gangs present in the area. This follows a pattern of high level abductions by militias, GNA affiliates, and Turkey. Reports of the International Mission reveal the injury of 2 citizens of the State of  Niger  who were previously tortured on the basis of their race by the Al-Wefaq militia during the interrogations. After exposing them, a pro-GNA twitter account known as Volcano Anger published disinformation to mislead public opinion, claiming that they were injured by the mines planted by Russia's Wagner mercenaries.  Translation of the tweet: "Operation_Berkan_Anger: two workers of Nigerian nationality were injured as a result of a landmine planted by the terrorist Haftar militia and a Wagner mercenary gang in residential neighborhoods south of Tripoli, before they were defeated and fleeing from them #Tripoli_Tasrah # Sart_return # We will not go back ...

06-25-2020: The human trafficker and fuel smuggler Abd al-Rahman al-Miladi, nicknamed #Bidja, a militia leader in Al Zawiya, in a live broadcast on a personal account on Facebook, denies the charges against him by Pashaga, who are thought to be making many mistakes.  The most prominent in the video comments from the video: " We are under the legitimacy of the state, and what was provided by Al-Zawiya was not provided by anyone - I am the one who arrested illegal immigrants since 2017, not the state or the coast guard.  Tripoli officials have no ambition but to drink coffee and to relax at night. We will not hand over any of the wanted people to Al-Zawiyah in Tripoli."  He continues: "We did not receive any cars from Tripoli during the war and fought with our own cars - Awlad Issa’s area in Warsfana has kidnapping to this day and no one has held them accountable, so why are they talking about the Bedja !!! - We didn’t have it before, to the Tagourian pig and its proximity...

It appears that GNA-affiliated militias are far from united, with intermittent clashes going on among various groups. Furthermore, there is evidence that under Erdogan's orders, the Syrian mercenaries directed by Turkish advisors, are shelling some of the militias that have apparently either outlived their usefulness or are having their differences with the general direction of the confict and/or with the Syrians. Militias in question are from Al-Zawiyah, Gharyan,  and Misurata militia.  Gharyan, Zintan and Sorman militias are supported by  Misurata; however, now that their duties are over, Turkey may choose to liquidate them in order to obtain control over the areas and consolidate military power via the Syrians. While these clashes are taking place, militia cooperation with former ISIS members continues.  Hamza Etweer, a former ISIS member from Gharyan, loyal to the Shura of Derna and a group of Shura members who fought with him, abducted two people known to be civ...