May 2 Sami Zaptia

As death, wounded and displaced numbers rise, Serraj blames Hafter for destroying political process, refuses return to status quo ante

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 May 2019:As the armed conflict in Tripoli continues into its fourth week and into the month of May, the final toll for all of...

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Tripoli conflict continues on multiple fronts as death and wounded count rises
Apr 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli conflict continues on multiple fronts as death and wounded count rises

By Sami Zaptia. London, 23 April 2019: After three weeks, armed conflict continues across multiple areas, including Khallat Al Furjan and Ain Zara,...

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Apr 22 Sami Zaptia

Amidst a fighting stalemate: The Pope calls for peace in Libya, death toll rises and a state of emergency is announced in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 April 2019: As the Pope called for peace in Libya, the Faiez Serraj Ministry of Interior announced a state of emergency i...

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Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

213 dead and 1009 wounded in Tripoli fighting: WHO

By Sami Zaptia. London, 19 April 2019: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the death toll in the Tripoli fighting has now reached 213...

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Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises

By Sami Zaptia. Photo: UN OCHA and partner agencies London, 18 April 2019: The Tripoli war expanded to the south of Libya today as the Pro Faiez Se...

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Tripoli fighting death toll at 147 with 614 wounded: WHO
Apr 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli fighting death toll at 147 with 614 wounded: WHO

By Sami Zaptia. The Serraj government gave its detailed account of the Tripoli fighting at a press conference in Tripoli yesterday (Photo: PC/GNA)....

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Nearly 16,000 displaced as Tripoli fighting continues: UN report
Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

Nearly 16,000 displaced as Tripoli fighting continues: UN report

By Sami Zaptia. The main areas of fighting in and around Tripoli (Photo: OCHA). London, 14 April 2019: A report by the UN Office for the Coordinat...

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Thousands demonstrate in Tripoli and Misrata against war, Hafter and Hafter’s foreign allies
Apr 13 Sami Zaptia

Thousands demonstrate in Tripoli and Misrata against war, Hafter and Hafter’s foreign allies

By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli demonstration yesterday against the war on Tripoli, Khalifa Hafter and his foreign state supporters (Photo: Social Media)...

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UN concerned by increasing humanitarian crisis in Derna and calls on all parties to respect human rights and conventions
May 31 Sami Zaptia

UN concerned by increasing humanitarian crisis in Derna and calls on all parties to respect human rights and conventions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 31 May 2018:In its latest report released yesterday on the LNA-sieged city of Derna, the UN says that the tightened encirclemen...

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WHO delivers trauma kits to besieged Derna
Nov 3 Nigel Ash

WHO delivers trauma kits to besieged Derna

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 3 November 2017:Red Crescent trucks have been allowed through Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoints surrounding t...

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