Libya: UN refugee agency deeply concerned by shelling near Tripoli facility

Original Post by UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/01/1054681

Following news that three mortars fell close to its year-old Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF), Jean-Paul Cavalieri, UNHCR Chief of Mission for Libya issued a statement urging all sides to the conflict in Libya to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.

“Fortunately”, he said, “there were no casualties”. 

Since the fall of President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been in the throes of ongoing instability and economic collapse, despite its large oil reserves.

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