The number of bodies recovered from a mass grave in Libya’s capital has climbed to 73, local authorities confirmed on [Date].
The Search and Identification of Missing Persons Authority revealed that ongoing excavation and search operations in the Bir al-Esta area of Tajoura have uncovered 27 additional remains in the past two days.
The mass grave is believed to date back to the tumultuous period of the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
The Arab Spring uprisings reached Libya in February 2011, triggering widespread protests against the long-standing regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
Security forces responded with lethal force, leading to the deaths of numerous civilians in cities like Benghazi and Tripoli.
As the conflict intensified, fierce battles erupted between Gaddafi’s forces and opposition fighters, particularly in the capital.
The discovery of this mass grave underscores the brutal nature of the conflict and the human cost of the regime’s suppression of dissent.