UNSMIL condemns indiscriminate attacks on civilian populated areas in Tripoli causing many civilian casualties
By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 May 2020: UNSMIL yesterday strongly condemned the increased attacks on civilian populated areas in Tripoli, ...
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EU strongly condemns indiscriminate shelling of civilians in Tripoli by Hafter forces – killing at least 5 civilians
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 May 2020: The European Union today ‘‘condemned in the strongest possible terms the latest indiscriminate ...
ICC latest report to UN Security Council on Libya: Military commanders responsible for crimes committed by their forces
By Sami Zaptia. (Archives). London, 7 May 2020: In her 5 May report on the situation in Libya to the ...
ICC upholds admissibility of Saif Qaddafi’s trial
By Sami Zaptia. (Archives). London, 10 March 2020: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday unanimously confirmed ...
Tripoli government calls on ICC to investigate Murzuk killing of dozens of civilians attributed to Hafter’s forces
By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli government has called on the ICC to investigate the bombing and deaths of dozens of ...
HoR condemns: “liquidation” of LNA war prisoners, injured and Turkish participation in fighting
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: HoR). London, 30 June 2019: Libya's internationally-recognized parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), condemned what it ...
ICC takes Libya seriously, calls for implementation of arrest warrants
By Sami Zaptia. In her report to the UNSC yesterday, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda vowed to keep Libya a priority ...
Over 2,400 children receive psychosocial support for war trauma as Serraj spokesperson deplores UNSMIL and Salame’s poor conflict resolution efforts
By Sami Zaptia. The latest situation in the Tripoli fighting as of 2 May 2019 (Photo: OCHA). London, 3 May ...
Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises
By Sami Zaptia. Photo: UN OCHA and partner agencies London, 18 April 2019: The Tripoli war expanded to the south ...
Heavy overnight shelling of residential areas in Tripoli fighting – acknowledged by both sides
By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 April 2019: Tripoli experienced a third night of shelling last night as missiles, reported by ...
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