A political and military agreement will pave way for the resumption of oil production after an eight-month hiatus, and for a permanent ceasefire, informed Libyan sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources spoke as the two sides of the Libyan conflict continued to clash on the outskirts of the strategic city of Sirte. The Government of National Accord (GNA) accused the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar of violating the truce near Sirte. A GNA military commander said that the Libyan Army fired a Grad rocket on his forces, without causing any casualties. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya is preparing for talks between the parliament and the Higher State Council in the Moroccan resort of Skhirat, the sources said. The meeting aims to resume the political talks launched in Geneva to reach a permanent ceasefire in the war-torn country. But the LNA said it was unaware of a possible new deal to end Libya’s military and political crises. The National Army remains positioned in Sirte and Jufra, in addition to protecting the oil crescent region, an LNA official said. Meanwhile, a US report said the presence of thousands of Syrian mercenaries sent by Turkey to Libya to fight on the side of the GNA was likely to degrade security and generate backlash from the Libyan public. The US Defense Department’s inspector general report, which was released Tuesday, said Turkey has sent to Libya at least 5,000 Syrian mercenaries who previously worked closely with Ankara in Syria’s civil war. They were sent to help Tripoli-allied militias fight Haftar’s forces. Turkey also deployed several hundred regular troops to Libya, including operators and technicians for Turkish air defense systems deployed in western Libya, the report said. The US Africa Command, or AFRICOM, described the Syrian mercenaries fighting with the Tripoli-based government as “inexperienced, uneducated, and motivated by promises of considerable salary.” It said Turkish private military company Sadat has overseen supervision and payment to the mercenaries.