![Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj on 7 December 2017 [Cüneyt Karadağ/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_12-7-Fayez-al-Sarraj20171207_2_27352346_28573423.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday hit back at social media allegations on the presence of “Syrian elements” in the military headquarters in the capital.
According to a statement by Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj’s office, the reports – issued by social media accounts affiliated with warlord Khalifa Haftar, commanding eastern forces opposing the GNA – suggesting a Syrian presence in the capital Tripoli do not reflect the truth.
The statement said such baseless reports are nothing but smear campaigns targeting the UN-recognised government of the war-weary country.
Since the ouster and death of ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, two seats of power have emerged in Libya: one in eastern Libya supported mainly by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and the GNA in Tripoli, which enjoys UN and international recognition.
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