CAIRO - 14 August 2020: Libya's 5+5 commission, formally named the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, started its 7th meeting in Sirte on Saturday. Meanwhile, patrols of the General Department for the Protection of Diplomatic Missions have been escorting members of the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) and commission members during their visit to Sirte, which they embarked on yesterday. Dabiba-Menfi list received the necessary votes in the ballot held by the UN-fostered Libyan National Dialogue Forum on February 6. The dismantled interim non-elected GNA used to control western Libya and was using militias and mercenaries to hold territories. Unlike the GNA, which was based in Tripoli in the west, the GNU is based in Sirte located in central Libya.

Source: Egypt Today August 14, 2021 13:07 UTC