Justice Ministry to probe mass graves

The UN last week said at least eight mass graves been discovered in Libya. The majority are in Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli, which the UN-recognised Government of National Accord now controls. CNN reports that the town was previously occupied by the self-styled Libya National Army forces. Tarhuna had been critical for renegade general Khalifa Haftar Haftar's forces as a supply route and strategic base for their assaults on Tripoli. The town is the last major stronghold by Haftar's forces in western Libya. The UN Support Mission in Libya said the Justice Ministry would establish a committee to look into the graves. 'We call on its members to promptly undertake the work aimed at securing the mass graves, identifying the victims, establishing causes of death and returning the bodies to next of kin,' it said in a statement.

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