Tag: LIBYAN
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Over 6,800 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast in 2020
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, on Tuesday, that 6,848 illegal immigrants have been rescued and returned to Libya so far in 2020. IOM said the rescued immigrants include 474 women and 364 minors, adding that 115 illegal immigrants have died and 180 gone missing on the central Mediterranean route in 2020. “A total…
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Fighting in Libyan city of Derna reaches unprecedented levels – UN warns
Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the UN humanitarian office said in a report on Thursday. The UN said there were severe water, food and medicine shortages, and electricity and water were completely cut off for the approximately 125,000…