The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it had documented 647 civilian casualties since last April, when Khalifa Haftar's offensive on Tripoli beganIn a letter by the UN envoy Ghassan Salame to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, he said the casualties were 284 deaths and 363 injuries in Libya. "Since the launch of the offensive on Tripoli on April 4th, serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law have been committed with total impunity. Salame added that airstrikes were the leading cause of civilian casualties, accounting for 394 (182 deaths and 212 injured), followed by ground fighting, summary executions, improvised explosive devices, abductions and killings. "During the same period, the World Health Organization documented 61 conflict-related attacks against health care facilities and personnel, a 69 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2018. These attacks impacted 18 health facilities, 20 ambulances, and 40 health personnel."

Source: Libya Observer December 11, 2019 18:33 UTC