Overnight Zawia clashes end with civilian injuries and unconfirmed deaths
Dec 5 Sami Zaptia

Overnight Zawia clashes end with civilian injuries and unconfirmed deaths

The government Ambulance and Emergency Service reported in the early hours this morning that calm has returned to the city of Zawia and that the coast...

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Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes

At least nine died and 16 were injured in yesterday’s clashes between state-recognised militias in the eastern Tajura district of Tripoli. The fatalit...

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Civilian deaths and injuries in Zawia’s state-recognized militia clashes
Sep 26 Sami Zaptia

Civilian deaths and injuries in Zawia’s state-recognized militia clashes

Five people, including civilians and a young girl, died overnight and 13 others were injured in clashes between state-recognized militias in the weste...

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Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL and HoR condemn Sebha attack on civilians during 17 February celebrations

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 February 2021: Both UNSMIL and the Tobruk House of Representatives (HoR) condemned the attack on civilians in Sebha during y...

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Mapping of 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012 published
Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

Mapping of 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012 published

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 January 2021:NGO Airwars has yesterday released comprehensive mapping of more than 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya...

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Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL reports 358 Libyan civilian casualties, a 173 per cent increase on 2020 first quarter

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2020: Between 1 April and 30 June 2020, UNSMIL documented at least 358 civilian casualties (106 deaths and 252 injuries...

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Indiscriminate shelling of Tripoli’s civilians continues in holy Ramadan despite internationals calls for, and an LNA announced ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire
May 7 Sami Zaptia

Indiscriminate shelling of Tripoli’s civilians continues in holy Ramadan despite internationals calls for, and an LNA announced ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 May 2020:The indiscriminate shelling of civilians in Tripoli has continued unabated over the last week or so despite the unil...

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May 1 Sami Zaptia

Escalation in Libya’s ground fighting drives up civilian casualties in 2020 Q1: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 May 2020:UNSMIL reports that between 1 January and 31 March 2020, it documented at least 131 civilian casualties (64 deaths a...

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Dec 10 Sami Zaptia

Serious violations of human rights in Libya: UNSMIL’s Salame

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 December 2019:UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame saluted the many brave individuals and institutions who stand up for human rights a...

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Oct 16 Sami Zaptia

No military solution to the Libyan crisis, hostilities must end immediately and return to UNSMIL-led political negotiations: EU

By Sami Zaptia. London, 16 October 2019:A statement issued by the spokesperson for the EU yesterday said that there is no military solution to the Lib...

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