It demanded compliance with the Berlin Agreement ... a UN official criticizes the flow of mercenaries to Libya

Stephanie Williams, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, has demanded that those responsible for blocking the Berlin Agreement be held accountable and hold them responsible for the influx of mercenaries into the country. This comes amid international condemnation of the bombing of Haftar around the diplomatic headquarters in Tripoli.

In remarks to the island, Williams criticized the flow of mercenaries from Russia, Sudan, Chad and Syria to Libya, stressing the need to stop all kinds of interference in the country and abide by the agreement signed in Berlin, or else the parties responsible for the violations should be held accountable, she said.

It showed that the Libyans are suffering because of unacceptable foreign interference, and the easiest way to help them is to stop interference from all sides, and that there is an obligation to the agreement signed in Berlin.

In a related context, Williams considered that a breakthrough occurred in the Libyan crisis through positive data that can be built upon.

Williams added to Al Jazeera that the path of a political solution in Libya is not vague, and that the Libyans want a unified government and institutions, and a clear road map for a solution in their country.

This comes at a time when the British embassy in Tripoli, in a tweet, condemned on Twitter the bombing of downtown Tripoli, which killed civilians.

The embassy said that the bombing was contrary to international laws, as there was no clear military objective, and called for an end to such violations and the return of all parties to dialogue and respect for the armistice.

Targeting and denouncing
The forces of Haftar had targeted yesterday evening, Thursday, Grad rockets surrounding the residence of the Italian and Turkish ambassadors in Zawyet Dahmani area in Tripoli, killing two members of the security forces charged with protecting diplomatic headquarters.

Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed El-Taher Siala had contacted the Italian ambassadors, Giuseppe Puccini and the Turkish Serhat Axin to check on them.

The Libyan Foreign Ministry said that the bombing of Haftar's forces was close to the residence of the Italian and Turkish ambassadors, which violates international law and international humanitarian law, which call for the protection of diplomatic missions.

As for the Turkish ambassador, he said in a letter to Reuters that a Grad missile landed on the Supreme Court building adjacent to his country's embassy, ​​and that another missile landed near the Libyan Foreign Ministry.

For its part, the Italian Foreign Ministry condemned at dawn Friday the missile attack launched by Haftar forces on a number of areas in Tripoli. It added that the attack killed at least two people in the area where the Italian ambassador resides.

The European Union also strongly condemned the targeting of civilians and the headquarters of diplomatic missions in Libya, and described it as unacceptable.

The bombing of Haftar forces had previously targeted areas near the Maitika International Airport in Tripoli, as well as the Tripoli seaport, and the bombing of these areas did not cause any casualties.

Grad rockets also hit residential areas in the Abu Salim and Tajura suburbs, killing and injuring civilians.

Battles, significance,
and in related field developments, the Libyan army forces and the support force of the Libyan National Accord government confirmed continued fighting over the Al-Wattia military base southwest of the capital, Tripoli.

Al-Wattayah base is considered the most fortified military base in Libya, and inside it the crowds of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter's forces gather, and from there his fighters launch to raid the neighborhoods of Tripoli.

Al-Wefaq government forces say they will not stop their attack on the Al-Watiyah base until they extract them from Haftar’s forces. The departure of the air base from Haftar’s control means dismantling a hotbed of militia and mercenaries who fight among the forces of the retired brigade.

It is noteworthy that since April 4, 2019, Haftar forces, backed by regional and European countries, have launched a stalled attack to control Tripoli.

Although he agreed to a humanitarian truce to confront the Corona pandemic, Haftar continued his attack, forcing the forces of the Al-Wefaq government to launch a military operation in the name of the "Peace Storm", which subsequently took control of several cities on the West Coast.