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Over 5,500 people injured, 1,048 killed due to infighting in Tripoli: WHO
Tripoli: At least 5,558 people have been injured while a total of 1,048 people have lost their lives ever since infighting started in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli in April,…
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Death toll of air raid on Libya migrant camp rises to 53: WHO
Tripoli: The casualty toll of an air strike on a detention camp for migrants near the Libyan capital has climbed to 53 dead and 130 wounded, the World Health Organization said Friday.…
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40 killed as air strike targets migrant centre in Libya
Tripoli: At least 40 migrants were killed and more than 80 injured after an air strike hit a migrant centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials said on…
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Libya: 40 killed in airstrike on migrant centre
Tripoli [Libya]: As many as 40 people were killed and 80 others sustained injuries in an airstrike on a migrant centre in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday…
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199 migrants rescued off Libya’s western coast
Tripoli [Libya]: 199 migrants have been rescued by the Libyan Navy off the country’s western coast in the last three days. Five rescue operations were carried out by the Navy, Xinhua reported…
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Over 130 refugees airlifted to Niger from Libyan capital
Tripoli:A total of 131 refugees were evacuated to Niger from Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday – tge World Refugee Day – urging states to help it airlift thousands…
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Libya: 9 killed in airstrike by LNA in eastern Tripoli
Tripoli [Libya]: Nine civilians were killed in an airstrike carried out by Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army (LNA) on a military store of the rival UN-backed government in the eastern part of…
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UN-backed Libyan forces launch airstrikes in S Tripoli
Tripoli [Libya]: The UN-backed Government of National Accord’s (GNA) forces launched three airstrikes against the Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army (LNA) here, according to an official statement. Troops near the airport in…
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Haftar’s forces repel attack on Tripoli airport, 15 killed
Tripoli: At least 15 “GNA militants” were killed when Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA) repelled attacks on the Tripoli airport here, said LNA General Command press service director Khalifa Obeidi on…
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2 bodies retrieved from boat off Libya’s coast; 73 migrants rescued
Tripoli [Libya]: Libyan coast guard retrieved two dead bodies on Sunday off country’s western coast from a boat carrying more than 80 European-bound migrants. Of the remaining people on the boat found…
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Woman and baby drown, migrants missing in Libya shipwreck
Tripoli:A woman and baby drowned Sunday off the Libyan coast, while up to 25 migrants remain missing after their engine was stolen and their boat sank, the coastguard said. Their bodies were…
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Libya: 18 injured after two explosions rock Derna
Derna [Libya]: Around 18 people were injured after two bomb-laden cars exploded near the headquarters of the Libyan National Army (LNA) here, according to local media reports on Sunday. This comes as…
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Over 90,000 displaced in Libya due to fighting in Tripoli: UN
Geneva [Switzerland]: More than 90,000 people have been displaced in Libya since April as a result of the armed conflict between Khalifa Haftar’s army and UN-backed government forces in capital Tripoli, United…
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Libya is heading toward ‘long, bloody war’: UN
Tripoli [Libya]: Asserting that Libya is heading towards a “long and bloody war”, United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to cut off weapons flow in war-torn Libya. “The violence on the outskirts…
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At least 510 killed in Libyan capital, 2,467 injured: UN
Tripoli: At least 510 people have been killed and 2,467 injured in the military escalation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which began last month, the United Nations World Health Organization said. “The…
