May 13 Sami Zaptia

EU calls for immediate Libya ceasefire, respect of int’ law, protection of civilians, return to negotiations, implementation of UN arms embargo and appointment of new UNSMIL head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 May 2020:Following on from the report to the UN Security Council on Libya on 11 May by Secretary General Antonio Guterres an...

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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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Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL’s Williams sees HoR head Saleh initiative as ‘‘positive’’

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 April 2020:The Acting head of UNSMIL, Stephanie Williams, has welcomed the eight-point political initiative proposed by Liby...

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Apr 15 Sami Zaptia

‘‘If Libya is to have any chance against COVID-19, the ongoing conflict and attacks on critical civilian infrastructure must come to an immediate halt’’: UN’s OCHA

By Sami Zaptia.(OCHA).London, 15 April 2020:The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that if Libya is to have any chance...

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Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga Air Ambulance flights deliberately targeted by Hafter: Tripoli Transport Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 April 2020:Libya’s Tripoli-based Transport Ministry accused ‘‘Hafter’s militias’’ targeting Mitiga airport of deliberately ta...

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Tripoli subjected to rain of projectiles in total disregard for Coronavirus or international calls for truce - Hospital evacuated
Apr 7 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli subjected to rain of projectiles in total disregard for Coronavirus or international calls for truce - Hospital evacuated

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 April 2020:Multiple parts of Tripoli were subjected to a barrage of 40-60 missiles, including what were described as Grad mis...

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Mar 28 Sami Zaptia

EU and US call for Libya humanitarian truce to fight Coronavirus pandemic

By Sami Zaptia. The EU and US have again called for a humanitarian pause in Libya's fighting for the country to focus on fighting the Coronavirus pand...

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International community and UNSMIL call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

International community and UNSMIL call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 March 2020:The Embassies of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States alo...

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Mar 13 Sami Zaptia

Stephanie Williams attends AU’s Libya Contact Group in Congo

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 March 2020:Newly appointed Acting SRSG and UNSMIL head, Stephanie Williams, joined the UN delegation to the African Union’s...

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Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

Hafter in Paris yesterday and Berlin today

By Sami Zaptia. Khalifa Hafter (Photo: Archives from LANA).London, 10 March 2020:Media outlets aligned to the commander of the Libyan National Army (L...

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