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| OCHA: At least 90 people killed, more than 200 injured in clashes in Murzuq |
| 2019-08-18 |
| [Libya Observer] The United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East said that at least 90 civilians have been killed and more than 200 injured in the ongoing festivities in Murzuq since the beginning of this month. The Office clarified in a statement on Wednesday, that the violence in Murzuq has forced more than 1,285 families to flee their homes, pointing out that some of these families were accommodated in collective shelters in the region, while others refused to leave their neighbourhoods, in fear of acts of retaliation. Related: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: 2019-07-30 Syrian government forces recover area in northwest Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: 2019-05-02 Escalation in Syria’s Idlib displaces nearly 140,000, says UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: 2019-04-21 213 dead and 1009 wounded in Tripoli fighting: WHO |
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