Radio Nour: Nearly 1,000 people killed since clashes began south of Tripoli

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya today announced the high number of clashes in south Tripoli since early April between forces loyal to General Khalifa Hafer and the Al-Wefaq government forces, allegedly made about a thousand dead.

The World Health Organization said in a tweet on its Twitter account that the number of casualties since the start of clashes south of Tripoli has risen to "about a thousand deaths and more than five thousand wounded".

"The badessment of the aerial bombardment of Tajoura's immigrant shelter has left 53 dead and 140 wounded," the organization said.

"The death toll has risen to 53," said Joel Melman, spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

In a press release, he said that "among the six dead children", noting that the center was composed of more than 600 immigrants representing the nationalities of 17 countries, mainly Africans.

Since April 4, Hafar's forces have continued their offensive to take control of Tripoli, the headquarters of the Al-Wefaq government.

The fighting has displaced more than 100,000 people, according to UN agencies.