The airstrike hit the detention center for migrants early killing several. (Associated Press)UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday called on Libya’s warring parties to urgently de-escalate fighting and commit to a cease-fire, and it condemned a deadly attack on a detention center for migrants near the capital Tripoli. The Security Council held emergency closed consultations Wednesday afternoon, but diplomats said then that the United States needed additional time to consider the text of a statement condemning the attack. The LNA, for its part, says it targeted a nearby militia position and denies striking the hangar where the migrants were being held. The Security Council also called for “full respect for the arms embargo.”___Associated Press writers Samy Magdy in Cairo and Elaine Ganley in Paris contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2019 16:41 UTC