A total of 121 people have been killed in Libya in less than two weeks since the renewal of clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and the forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) near the country’s capital Tripoli, the World Health Organisation said.
Just three days ago, the death toll stood at 58 people, including six civilians, and another 275 wounded, according to the WHO.
The confrontation between the two governments dangerously escalated on 4 April, when Haftar’s forces announced an unexpected offensive on Tripoli. The Field Marshal stated that the GNA had formed an alliance with terrorist groups in the country, vowing to defeat them and cleanse jihadists from the region.