Libya

German ship "Alan Kurdi" saved more than 40 migrants in the Mediterranean.

They were rescued from a wooden boat with the assistance of the Maltese authorities. The Maltese navy sent a ship to take the people of ''Alan Kurdi'' and transport them to the shore, "the organization said in Twitter, quoted by NOVA TV.

Six Turkish sailors detained in Libya by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar returned home on July 9.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his support on July 5 for Libya's U.N.-recognized government, said presidential sources.

Hundreds of migrants were still held on July 4 in a centre days after it was hit by an air strike that killed 44 people, amid outrage over the plight of those still trapped in Libya.

Dozens of African migrants capsized off the coast of Tunisia on July 3after setting off by boat for Europe from Libya, a government source and the Tunisian Red Crescent said.   

Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted on July 3 as 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on a detention center in Libya that the U.N. said could constitute a war crime.

Turkey on July 3 termed Haftar forces' attack on irregular migrants in Libya "crime against humanity," and urged for an international probe.

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on July 1 accused forces loyal to East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar of killing migrants staying at a shelter in the capital.

Turkey's special envoy to Libya Emrullah Işler on June 2 criticized illegal detention of six Turkish sailors by forces loyal to East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar.         

Six Turks detained in Libya by forces loyal to Commander Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey's foreign ministry said on July 1, a day after it warned the militia would become a "legitimate target" unless they were released immediately.