The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord on Friday expressed 'hope' that the UN will act to halt Haftar's offensive.
Smoke rising from an air strike behind vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libya's unity government, in the suburb of Wadi Rabie south of the capital Tripoli on Friday, 12 April 2019. Picture: AFP / Mahmud TURKIA
Dozens of people have been killed and more than 300 wounded over the last eight days, the World Health Organization said on Friday. “We were not warned about the offensive on Tripoli, which we condemned when it was launched,” she said. His forces swept from their eastern stronghold through Libya’s sparsely populated desert, including parts of the south, before announcing their assault on to Tripoli.
The long-mooted polls are meant to turn the page on years of turmoil that have engulfed the north African country since Gaddafi was deposed in 2011.
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