Several legal organizations have criticized the crackdown practiced by Dignity Operation militias that is manifested in abductions based on IDs for people they accuse of having sympathy for the Benghazi Defense Brigades at the oil crescent region since they have controlled the area. Human Rights Solidarity said Sunday that the arrests and abductions done by Dignity Operation, led by Khalifa Haftar, are still ongoing. "Dignity Operation militias kidnapped Saturday the head of the elders council of Essidra area, Abdelsalam Al-Maghrabi, as he was heading home to Ras Lanuf from Ajdabiya." The lists show that the 121 abducted persons include a 12 years old, Naji Ali as the youngest and Saleh Bugashta, 80 years old, as the oldest. "The campaign of Dignity Operation at the oil crescent region is still ongoing since the beginning of March, when Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) controlled Essidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals."

Source: Libya Observer March 26, 2017 18:45 UTC