The discovery of mass graves is stirring anger in Libya, with killings alleged to have been carried out by a militia group led by two brothers
Residents and U.N. investigators say their group, known as the Kaniyat, began rounding up residents and carrying out extrajudicial executions as a means of suppressing opposition to their rule. They said the killings accelerated during Mr. Haftar’s 14-month siege of Tripoli, when Tarhuna was used as a staging post in the civil war.esam omran al-fetori/Reuters
The political hurdles are considerable. Mr. Haftar himself is a potential candidate in Libya’s national elections, scheduled for December. The Kanis were also once allied to the government in Tripoli, which has portrayed the killings as Mr. Haftar’s responsibility.Jared Malsin/The Wall Street Journal
“This guy was killed in this hole. They found him in his flip flops,” said Atef Fanun, a 35-year-old police officer standing guard at one of the excavation sites recently, peering into one of the holes. The worst purges came as Mr. Haftar’s offensive stalled in early 2020, victims’ families say, just before he withdrew his forces from the area encircling Tripoli.
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