Following reports of military movements and escalating tensions in Tripoli and western region, UNSMIL calls on all parties to urgently de-escalate
May 12 Sami Zaptia

Following reports of military movements and escalating tensions in Tripoli and western region, UNSMIL calls on all parties to urgently de-escalate

‎In a statement released today, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it is closely following reports of military movements and es...

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UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes
May 19 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said yesterday that it is closely monitoring the sporadic clashes in Zawia that broke out earlier...

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UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout

The United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) in Libya expressed its concern in a statement today about the armed clashes in Benghazi over the last few...

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UNSMIL calls for immediate de-escalation and an end to Tripoli’s ongoing armed clashes
Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for immediate de-escalation and an end to Tripoli’s ongoing armed clashes

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya said in a statement today that it ‘‘is following with concern security incidents and developments in Tripo...

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Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns repeated airstrikes on civilian targets in western Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 29 December 2019: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Libya and UNSMIL head, Ghassan Salame, yest...

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Civilian casualties and displacement expected to increase due to continued use of air strikes and heavy artillery: UN report
Apr 15 Sami Zaptia

Civilian casualties and displacement expected to increase due to continued use of air strikes and heavy artillery: UN report

By Sami Zaptia. London, 15 April 2019: Civilian casualties and displacement is expected to increase due to the continued use of air strikes and he...

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Heavy armed clashes and artillery shelling on some Tripoli residential areas concerns UN
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

Heavy armed clashes and artillery shelling on some Tripoli residential areas concerns UN

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli clashes highlighted by UN humanitarian agencies (Photo: UN OCHA). London, 11 April 2019: Heavy armed clashes and artillery...

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UN extremely concerned with disproportionate and indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in Tripoli residential areas
Apr 10 Sami Zaptia

UN extremely concerned with disproportionate and indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in Tripoli residential areas

By Sami Zaptia. OCHA map showing approximate areas of Tripoli fighting (Photo: OCHA). London, 10 April 2019: In its Situation Report issued yesterd...

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Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

UN warns on protection of civilians during Libya fighting

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 April 2019: The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro, has warned Libya’s waring sides of the need for the...

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May 25 Sami Zaptia

UN demands urgent humanitarian access into LNA-besieged Derna

By Sami Zaptia.The UN has called for urgent humanitarian access into the LNA-besieged city of Derna (Photo: LANA)London, 25 May 2018:The UN has demand...

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