[Libya\Siege of Tripoli]
The forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) have been laying siege to Tripoli since April, under the leadership of commander Khalifa Haftar, who is aligned with a rival administration in Tobruk, opposing the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and allied forces, based in the capital.
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Libyan National Army
UN MISSION CHIEF: RECENT DEADLY AIRSTRIKES IN WESTERN LIBYA TARGETING CIVILIANS “UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE”
[Africa\Libya]
Libya has been facing ongoing instability since the fall of President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011…Overall, at least 284 civilians were killed and 363 injured in Libya this year, according to data from UNSMIL and the UN human rights office, UNHCR.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ABDUCTED HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL STAFF IN LIBYA HAVE BEEN FREED
[Africa News\Libya]
Eric Goldstein of Human Rights Watch.“Nothing can justify grabbing medical workers and holding them as bargaining chips for the release of an imprisoned man. “The authorities in Zintan should do what they can to hold the captors to account to deter future attacks of this type.”
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