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Agence France-Presse

At least 147 people have been killed and 614 wounded in the offensive launched on April 4 by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Hifter to take the capital Tripoli, the World Health Organisation said Monday.
The clashes have displaced more than 18,000 people, according to the latest figures from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Fighting broke out as Haftar’s forces sought to take control of Tripoli from loyalists of the internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA) which is based in the capital.
The rising number of casualties has prompted the World Health Organisation to deploy surgical teams “to support Tripoli-area hospitals as they cope with the influx of trauma cases”, the UN agency wrote on Twitter.
Fighting rages in Libya: is it heading towards full-blown civil war?
At least eight ambulances have been hit during clashes in the southern outskirts of the capital, as both sides have defied international calls to halt the fighting.
WHO urged “all parties to exercise restraint and avoid causing collateral damage to hospitals, ambulances and health workers”.

In addition to ground fighting, both pro-government forces and Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) carry out daily air raids and accuse each other of targeting civilians.
The resulting casualties have left health facilities in “critical need of assistance”, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
“The situation on the ground continues deteriorating and number of casualties soaring,” UNHCR tweeted.


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Nearly 150 killed, over 600 wounded in battle for Libya's Tripoli, World Health Organisation says

Fighters loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) hold a position west of the city of Aziziah, some 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of the capital Tripoli. Photo: AFP

The inside of a house damaged by shelling during the fighting between the eastern forces and internationally recognized government is pictured in Abu Salim in Tripoli, Libya April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Shoes are pictured in a house damaged by shelling during the fighting between the eastern forces and internationally recognized government is pictured in Abu Salim in Tripoli, Libya April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Fighting rages in Libya: is it heading towards full-blown civil war?

A U.S. amphibious hovercraft departs with evacuees from Janzur, west of Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, April 7, 2019. The United States says it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to deteriorating security conditions. The pullout comes as a Libyan commander's forces advanced toward the capital of Tripoli and clashed with rival militias. A small contingent of American troops has been in Libya in recent years helping local forces combat Islamic State and al-Qaida militants and protecting diplomatic facilities. (AP Photo/Mohammed Omar Aburas)

This grab obtained from a video published on the LNA War Information Division's Facebook page on April 3, 2019, allegedly shows military convoys heading towards western Libya. - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops on April 4 to "advance" on Tripoli, seat of the internationally-recognised unity government, after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned against a major flare-up. Haftar's forces announced Wednesday they were gearing up for an offensive in the west of the country to purge it of "terrorists and mercenaries". Following that statement, a convoy of LNA vehicles pushed towards the city of Gharyan, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tripoli, witnesses and military sources said. (Photo by - / LNA War Information Division / AFP)

(FILES) This combo file photo created on February 28, 2019 shows Libya's unity government Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (R) during a graduation ceremony for new coastguard cadets in Tripoli on January 3, 2019 and Libyan Strongman Khalifa Haftar, who heads the rival government that operates from the eastern Libyan city of Bayda, at a military parade in Benghazi on May 7, 2018. - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops on April 4 to "advance" on Tripoli, seat of the internationally-recognised unity government, after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned against a major flare-up. Haftar's forces announced Wednesday they were gearing up for an offensive in the west of the country to purge it of "terrorists and mercenaries". Following that statement, a convoy of LNA vehicles pushed towards the city of Gharyan, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tripoli, witnesses and military sources said. (Photo by Abdullah DOMA and Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

Libyan National Army (LNA) members, commanded by Khalifa Hifter, pose for a picture as they head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli, in Libya on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Shelling and gunfire at Tripoli airport as Libyan forces loyal to army commander Khalifa Hifter clash with UN-backed government’s militia

Military vehicles of Misrata forces, under the protection of Tripoli's forces, are seen in Tajura neighborhood, east of Tripoli, Libya April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj (C), visits military and security commanders of the government forces who supervised recapture of the checkpoint 27 in Janzour, between Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya on April 5, 2019, hours after Haftar's froces were pushed back from the key spot, less than 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the capital. - Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar were pushed back on April 5 from the key checkpoint by pro-government forces. The Tripoli Protection Force, an alliance of pro-government militias in the capital, said its fighters had taken part in the recapture of the checkpoint 27 kilometres (17 miles) to its south. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. The U.N. chief says he's worried about a major armed showdown in Libya and is urging warring factions to instead turn to dialogue. Forces loyal to Hifter, who commands the self-styled Libya National Army that's based in the country's east, took control overnight Wednesday April 3, 2019, of the town of Gharyan, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Tripoli, without major clashes. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Military vehicles of Misrata forces, under the protection of Tripoli's forces, are seen on a street in Tajura neighborhood, east of Tripoli, Libya April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Military vehicles of Misrata forces, under the protection of Tripoli's forces, are seen in Tajura neighbourhood east of Tripoli on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

UN brokers ceasefire to end deadly clashes in Libya capital, Tripoli

Describing the situation as ‘very urgent’, UN says battling militias have agreed to end all hostilities, despite uncertainty as to whether all groups would respect the agreement

Migrants are seen after they were relocated from government-run detention centres, after getting trapped by clashes between rival groups in Tripoli, Libya September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Libyans gather at the site of where a mortar shell landed in the capital Tripoli on August 30, 2018. - At least 27 people have been killed and 100 wounded in several days of fighting between rival militias near the Libyan capital, the health ministry said today. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

A man walks inside the empty Mitiga airport, in Tripoli, Libya, September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Hani Amara

The resident of a house hit by a rocket exits after inspecting the damages on the outskirts of Tripoli. The UN claims to have brokered a ceasefire after thousands have been forced to flee due to clashes by militias. Photo: AFP

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Rising number of casualties has prompted the World Health Organisation to deploy surgical teams


Rising number of casualties has prompted the World Health Organisation to deploy surgical teams.


Nearly 150 killed, over 600 wounded in battle for Libya's Tripoli, World Health Organisation says

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Rising number of casualties has prompted the World Health Organisation to deploy surgical teams