LIBYA-CONFLICT-GRAVES

6 men stand around a grave with shovels

An aerial view shows Libyan experts searching for human remains during the exhumation of mass graves in Tarhuna, southeast of the capital Tripoli, on June 23, 2020. – The United Nations voiced “horror” after reports that eight mass graves had been discovered in an area recently seized by the unity government after forces loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar withdrew. Tarhuna was the main rear base for a devastating year-long offensive by eastern-based Haftar’s forces to seize the capital from the unity government.