TRIPOLI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Libya's National Human Rights Commission on Sunday said that 28 bodies, including army soldiers killed by the UN-backed government's forces, were found in the western area of Warshaffana.
"The National Human Rights Commission followed with great concern the finding of 28 bodies of people in Wadi Al-Hira west of Warshaffana, scattered since Wednesday," the commission said in a statement.
"Initial information indicates that a number of military personnel from Warshaffana have been killed and their bodies have been abused after being captured by the Joint Operations Chamber forces of the Government of National Accord," the statement added.
The commission pointed out that 14 bodies were brought to the hospital of Esbe'a, and several others were transferred to the hospital of Tarhuna. The families of the victims were not allowed to receive the bodies of their relatives, without knowing the reasons so far.
The commission called on the Military Prosecutor, the Human Rights Section of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for an "immediate investigation into the circumstances of the crime."
The committee also called upon the concerned authorities to hand over the bodies to their families for burial.
Forces allied with the Government of National Accord in Tripoli recently launched a military operation in the western area of Warshaffana to "eliminate crime in the area." The forces took over the area on Wednesday.
The fighting killed 70 people, including members of the Justice and Equality Movement of Sudan, according to a local official.
