From 1 February to 31 March 2019, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented civilian casualties – 20 deaths and 69 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya, it says in a report released today. Most civilian casualties were caused by shelling (11 killed and 51 injured), followed by gunfire (nine killed and 15 injured) and explosive remnants of war (ERW, three injured). The report says that it documented civilian casualties in Derna (seven killed and 30 injured), Benghazi (one killed and 13 injured), Murzuq (10 killed and 26 injured), and Sabratha (two killed). UNSMIL was unable to determine with certainty which parties to the conflict caused the other civilian casualties reported during the period. According to sources, they were attacked by an unknown armed group on the side of the road in the city center; their bodies showed signs of torture.

Source: Libya Today May 22, 2019 16:30 UTC