The spokesman for the self-styled army in eastern Libya, Ahmed Al-Mismari, has called the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, an opponent to them and part of the Libyan crisis.

"Salame is trying to control and operate the Libyan status quo through Fayez Al-Sirraj (Head of Presidential Council) and this is rejected." Al-Misamri said in a presser on Wednesday.

The remarks came as a reply to the statement made by the UNSMIL, headed by Salame, about "deep concern of the UN" over the mobilization in southern Libya, which Al-Mismari called "a holy duty."

"We are not waiting for any thanks from anybody. But the achievements we make should not be denied." He added.

He also said, directing his words at Salame, that they won't let Libya be like Lebanon; a country of militias and multiple governments, adding that they won't also let Libya fall into the hands of terrorists, Qatar and Turkey, which he said aim to take parts of Libyan lands.

The self-styled army led by Khalifa Haftar has been in control of Benghazi for several years now but in the last weeks, Haftar had to announce the state of emergency due to the chaos, security vacuum, crimes, and robberies that had gotten out of Haftar's forces hands.