Fighting in Libya has moved away from Tripoli and toward the coastal city of Sirte. That’s a relief for Tripoli, but Sirte is is a substantial city with 125,000 civilians of its own. The UN warns they are “at great risk” if fighting erupts near the city.
That’s a problem wherever fighting goes in Libya, as there is little humanitarian consideration given when fighting breaks out near populated areas, and years of war have left civilians with little food and medicine to survive off of if supplies are stalled.
Major ground combat is just one side of the humanitarian crisis, as Covid-19 is starting to break in some cities on Libya’s coast. Testing is limited, so the reported cases are still small, but the health care system probably can’t handle a substantial outbreak.
The UN estimates 66,000 internally displaced by war. When fighting picks up, that could multiply alarmingly in very short order.
No point even reading. When the US does not like what is going on in Libya — then suddenly UN discovers its concern for civilians, COVID, women, children and sick. What, for the last how many years it has NOT been the problem?
fake news—turkeys/ISIS will not attack Sirte; this will cause Egypt to demolish the ISIS turkeys and reduce them to baklava
Remove the traitorous NATO puppets from Tripoli, and give Libya a chance to heal it’s wounds. Operation Zero Footprint results must be nullified and reparations paid to the Libyans.