The United Nations Mission in Libya spoke of the Libyan National Accord government and the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar accepting the resumption of ceasefire talks and related security arrangements, which stopped months ago. This comes as Al-Wefaq forces continue to rally to restore the town of Al-Asaba, southwest of Tripoli, amid clashes and mutual bombing.

In a statement issued yesterday, Monday, the UN mission welcomed the acceptance of the two parties to return to the talks of the Joint Military Committee (5 + 5), and said that their resumption will be through visual communication, according to the draft agreement that I presented to the parties in the meetings of the Committee during last February in Geneva under the auspices of Resigned UN envoy Ghassan Salameh, who ended without a formal truce.

The statement stated that the mission hopes that the return to the talks will be accompanied by the cessation of hostilities and the reduction of hate speech, stressing the need for both parties to fully delegate their representatives to future meetings, enabling them to complete the ceasefire agreement.

The UN mission called on the countries supporting the parties to the conflict to abide by the respect for the arms embargo, the outputs of the Berlin conference, the Security Council resolutions, and to enable the competent authorities in Libya to cope with the outbreak of the Corona virus, and to facilitate the response to urgent humanitarian needs.

Neither the Al-Wefaq government nor Haftar's forces confirmed their agreement to resume talks aimed at stopping the fighting, and the government confirms its pursuit of a peaceful solution to the crisis, but it does affirm its right to repel the attack on Haftar's militants in Tripoli and elsewhere.

In conjunction with the statements of the UN mission, Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, condemned the continued flow of mercenaries and weapons into Libya, and renewed the call to stop fighting there.

For his part, German delegate to the United Nations, Christoph Huisgen, told the island that his country will follow up in the UN Security Council the implementation of the arms embargo to Libya, and expressed his regret that countries that participated in the Berlin Conference on the Libyan crisis and violated this ban, stressing that the stability of Libya is a priority for Germany and its partners Europeans.

The battle of Al-Asaba in the
field. The Al-Wefaq government forces sent reinforcements to the town of Al-Asaba (100 km southwest of Tripoli), in an attempt to regain it again after it was taken over by Haftar loyalists yesterday. The two sides yesterday clashed in areas near the town.

Activists said that a helicopter gunship carried out late yesterday evening raids on the city of Gharyan, adjacent to Al-Asba, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.

Prior to that, aircraft for the Al-Wefaq government had attacked targets at Al-Asaba, which resulted in the destruction of vehicles and the killing of a number of armed fighters loyal to Haftar.

A military source from Al-Wefaq forces told Al-Jazeera correspondent that Haftar's forces regained control of the fingers under the air cover of Emirati march planes, forcing the Al-Wefaq forces to withdraw. The source confirmed that Al-Wefaq forces reinforced their positions with armed mechanisms and forces in Gharyan.

In the fighting axes south of Tripoli, Al-Wefaq forces made progress in the vicinity of Tripoli International Airport, which is surrounded by Haftar forces, which earlier bombed a residential neighborhood in the capital, killing five civilians.

Intervention of the Emirates
On the other hand, the Libyan Parliament Speaker in Tripoli, Hammouda Siala, said he might understand some of the interventions in Libyan affairs based on national security concerns.

But he made it clear, on the other hand, that he did not understand why the UAE was interfering in the Libyan issue and providing retired Major General Khalifa Hifter with money and equipment, and he considered this intervention to be unjustified and immoral.

Siyala's comments come amid frequent reports of the size of Emirati support for Haftar, and calls from parties loyal to the reconciliation government to cut ties with Abu Dhabi.