Libya’s Presidency Council calls on US to pressure its Arab allies to stop intervening in Libya
Jun 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Presidency Council calls on US to pressure its Arab allies to stop intervening in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 June 2019:Ahmed Maetig, member of Libya’s Presidency Council, called on the U.S. to pressure its Arab allies to refrain from...

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May 24 Sami Zaptia

US ambassador Bodde’s farewell message calls for ceasefire and return to UNSMIL-led Libyan political dialogue

By Sami Zaptia.Peter Bodde (Photo: Archive from US State Department)London, 24 May 2019:In his leaving statement published last night, outgoing US amb...

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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...

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May 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned by increased abductions, detention and disappearances since start of Tripoli fighting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 May 2019:The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said that it is deeply concerned about increased cases of arbitrary arrest...

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ICC takes Libya seriously, calls for implementation of arrest warrants
May 9 Sami Zaptia

ICC takes Libya seriously, calls for implementation of arrest warrants

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 May 2019:In her statement yesterday to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Libya (pursuant to UNSCR 1970...

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37,500 displaced, 1,700 children received psychosocial assistance, health capacity affected as a result of Tripoli fighting: UN report
Apr 27 Sami Zaptia

37,500 displaced, 1,700 children received psychosocial assistance, health capacity affected as a result of Tripoli fighting: UN report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 April 2019:About 1,700 IDP children have been reached with psychosocial assistance and more than 37,500 persons have now fle...

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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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Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

ICC calls on all Tripoli fighters to respect international humanitarian law

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 April 2019: The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, called on all taking part in the fightin...

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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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Indiscriminate shelling, civilian casualties, attacks on ambulances, electricity cuts and stranded civilians as a result of Tripoli fighting
Apr 12 Sami Zaptia

Indiscriminate shelling, civilian casualties, attacks on ambulances, electricity cuts and stranded civilians as a result of Tripoli fighting

By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 April 2019: Protection concerns for civilians remain paramount with reports of indiscriminate shelling on densely popu...

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