International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan confirmed that the court has issued new arrest warrants for those accused of committing war crimes in Libya, noting that a team from the court will visit Libya in the coming days, in order to discuss opening an office for the court in coordination with the Libyan authorities and stressing that the court’s cooperation with Libya will “consolidate” during the coming period.

Khan said, in his briefing on the situation in Libya to the UN Security Council on Thursday, that the court “has already issued four new arrest warrants”.

He confirmed that the court is in contact with the families of the victims and survivors of violations in Libya, noting that the incentive that prompted the Security Council and the court to pay attention to the Libyan file was "not political."

In his briefing, Khan confirmed the achievement of tangible progress as a result of field investigations in Libya, explaining that he felt "optimism in the past six months" after submitting its first report to the Security Council.

Khan told the Security Council that his office had dispatched 20 missions and collected more than 500 pieces of evidence, including “audio clips, video clips and satellite images” that documented war crimes in Libya, reminding the Security Council that “the victims do not trust the Security Council or the International Criminal Court.”

Khan also confirmed at the International Criminal Court that “we have collected more than 500 evidence in Libya and reviewed satellite images” regarding war crimes committed there, praising the cooperation of the Interim Government of National Unity with the court.