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12 bodies discovered in new mass graves in Libya

At least 100 bodies have been discovered since the retreat of Khalifa Hifter's forces from the area earlier this year.
A member of security forces affiliated with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)'s Interior Ministry takes a picture as he stands at the reported site of a mass grave in the town of Tarhuna, about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli on June 11, 2020. - The United Nations mission to Libya on June 11 voiced "horror" over the reported discovery of at least eight mass graves in an area evacuated this month by strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces. "UNSMIL notes with horror reports on the discov

The remains of 12 people have been discovered in more mass graves near the Libyan city of Tarhuna, in an area occupied until recently by forces aligned with rogue leader Khalifa Hifter.

The discovery, in the Mashrou Rabt district of Tarhuna, is the latest grisly discovery in the area since the Kaniyat militia aligned with Hifter's forces was repelled from the area in May amid a counteroffensive by the Tripoli-based government.

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