Jul 6 Sami Zaptia

Security Council condemns 2 July attack on Tripoli detention centre which resulted in 53 killed and over 130 injured

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council condemns the attack on the Tripoli migrant centre killing 53 people (Photo: UN flag Creative Commons)London, 6...

Read Article
Jun 13 Sami Zaptia

Stalemate in Tripoli fighting and increased power cuts as WHO reports 653 deaths and 3,547 wounded

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 June 2019:Stalemate seems to be the status in the Tripoli fighting as both sides fail to push forward on the ground. Most of...

Read Article
Ghat stable as flood water recedes but risk of disease outbreak is still high
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

Ghat stable as flood water recedes but risk of disease outbreak is still high

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2019:The situation in the municipality of Ghat has stabilized since 7 June as the rains have stopped and flood water le...

Read Article
Four deaths, 2,500 displaced and 20,000 affected by Ghat torrential rain flooding
Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Four deaths, 2,500 displaced and 20,000 affected by Ghat torrential rain flooding

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 June 2019:The wave of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that hit the south western Ghat region of Libya has led to four reporte...

Read Article
Ghat flooding causes deaths and more than 1,000 displaced
Jun 5 Sami Zaptia

Ghat flooding causes deaths and more than 1,000 displaced

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 June 2019:Torrential floods over the last two days in most of the Ghat Municipality have led to at least two deaths and the d...

Read Article
Stalemate Tripoli conflict leads to 607 deaths, 3,261 wounded and 100,000 IDPs
Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Stalemate Tripoli conflict leads to 607 deaths, 3,261 wounded and 100,000 IDPs

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 June 2019:The ongoing conflict in and around Tripoli continues to drive civilian casualties and displacement, the UN Tripoli...

Read Article
As fighting remains in stalemate, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a result of the Tripoli fighting
May 27 Sami Zaptia

As fighting remains in stalemate, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a result of the Tripoli fighting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 May 2019:The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a direct result of the armed conflict in and around Tripoli...

Read Article
May 22 Sami Zaptia

20 deaths and 69 injured civilians in Libya from February to end of March: UN report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 May 2019:From 1 February to 31 March 2019, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented civilian casualti...

Read Article
‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC
May 21 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 May 2019:In his latest remarks on Libya to the UN Security Council today, UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame said that Libya could d...

Read Article
A week of status quo in Tripoli conflict dynamics but humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate
May 20 Sami Zaptia

A week of status quo in Tripoli conflict dynamics but humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 May 2019:The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a direct result of the armed conflict in and around Tripoli,...

Read Article