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July 9, 2019
Thebattle between rival groups for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000people since it began in April, the United Nations said, a grim milestone in astalemated conflict partly fuelled by regional powers.
TheWorld Health Organization (WHO) said in a brief statement on Tuesday that 1,048people, including 106 civilians, have been killed since the offensive began. Itsaid 5,558 were wounded, including 289 civilians.Forces loyal toKhalifa Haftar, a renegade military commander, launched an offensive on Tripoliin early April, advancing on the city’s southern outskirts to wrestle thecapital from forces loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord