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Two more mass graves were discovered in the city of Tarhuna, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) northeast of the capital Tripoli, where Putis general Khalifa Haftar's militias committed many war crimes during a year of control, according to Libyan authorities. A statement from the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the two tombs were discovered in the Mashru'a Alrabet area of ​​Tarhuna. The statement did not specify how many bodies were excavated from the two graves.…

Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, a potential breakthrough in a protracted conflict that has seen atrocities against civilians. The announcement comes as Abiy, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019, faces increasing pressure to end fighting in which both Eritrean and Ethiopian troops are accused of abuses, including mass murder and rape. Abiy sent troops to Tigray on November 4 after blaming the region's once dominant ruling…

Children as young as 11 were beheaded in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Tuesday as the humanitarian crisis escalated, with nearly 670,000 people displaced by the extremist uprising. Save the Children said it had spoken to displaced families describing "scary scenes" of murder, including mothers whose young sons were killed. In one case, the woman hid helplessly with her three other children when her 12-year-old was murdered nearby. "That…