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The smoke comes from an air strike behind a tank and trucks of forces loyal to the Libyan government during clashes in Wadi Rabie, in the southern suburbs of the capital Tripoli. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP)
At least 147 people were killed and 614 wounded in the offensive launched on April 4 by Libyan army strongman Khalifa Haftar to seize the capital Tripoli, said Monday the World Health Organization.
The clashes have displaced more than 18,000 people, according to the latest figures released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The fighting erupted as Haftar's forces sought to take control of Tripoli by loyalists from the nationally-supported National Accord Government (GNA) based in the capital.
The increasing number of casualties has brought the World Health Organization to deploy surgical teams "to help hospitals in the Tripoli region to cope with the influx of trauma cases," wrote the journalist. 39, UN agency on Twitter.
At least eight ambulances were hit during clashes in the southern suburbs of the capital, while both sides challenged international calls to stop the fighting.
The WHO urged "all parties to exercise restraint and avoid causing collateral damage to hospitals, ambulances and health workers".
In addition to ground fighting, pro-government forces and the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) of Haftar launch daily air raids and accuse each other of attacking civilians.
The victims left the health facilities in an "urgent need for badistance," according to the UN refugee agency.
"The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate and the number of victims is increasing dramatically," UNHCR said.
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