NEW Report on #Derna by @HRW: #Libya: Civilians Caught in Tightening Siege
“Gen. Hiftar’s forces should end the nightmare for any trapped civilians and account for the people in its custody" #SaveDerna#HumanitarianCrisis
Full report: https://t.co/WZgII7CfFf
This is Mohamed AbdelWanees Batoh.
He was last seen talking to #Haftar's dignity forces at a checkpoint in #Derna, #Libya. The next morning his body was found in a dumpster.
Civilans in #Derna need our support. This needs to STOP. #SAVEDERNA
Haftar's forces declined to comment about these allegations before the article was printed - in the past the Libyan National Army has denied accusations of war crimes in places like #Benghazi
Exclusive: Troops loyal to powerful #Libya commander #Haftar likely committed war crimes in #Derna, torturing and murdering civilians, mutilating corpses and stringing them up on gun turrets, accord. to a new legal report shared with @Independent#ICC https://t.co/swuULU7Ine
“This is 1st legal opinion which will be submitted to the #ICC of the widespread abuses in #Derna. #Haftar’s forces have been accused of potentially committing crimes with the siege, but this report reveals more"
Thanks @Beltrew for this article!
https://t.co/NTPI5aQFve
According to @UNHCRLibya#Derna's internally displaced people are #suffering: "600 of these families found their houses destroyed, looted or burned down; these families are currently living with relatives, renting houses"
People are struggling to find a place to sleep
#SAVEDERNA
Recent fighting has reportedly resulted in substantial civilian casualties in #Derna#Libya, deterioration of infrastructure and services and lack of access to people in need
Read @UN statement https://t.co/YnL96r0Vct
"I firmly call for unconditional, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access to the affected civilians...in Derna" – @UNOCHA Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya @Ribeiro6Maria
We need an END to the #humanitarian crisis in #Derna
https://t.co/rAp8Sz7iVt
URGENT: @UNOCHA Humanitarian Coordinator on Libya @Ribeiro6Maria: “I am deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities in the eastern city of #Derna and the consequent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in parts of the city” #SAVEDERNA
https://t.co/KAvA9Xat5t
“The city [#Derna] managed by itself to destroy ISIS”
Abdelsalam al-Ragh- Libyan political analyst
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#Haftar’s siege on #Derna is on the premise of defeating terrorism. Watch and share this #exposé to see how Derna had already defeated terrorism before Haftar's military campaign.
"The city [#Derna] had been showered with #missiles & #mortars intensively. It was random aggressive bombing & shelling. They didn't care about #civilians who were targeted by this
Watch this #exposé on the #urgentappeal press conference held by Derna's residents #SaveDerna
"There are now hundreds #dead; their only crime was to be from #Derna. More than 850 #families have been forced from their homes and outside the city simply because of their origins" #SaveDerna#Libya
Read @JOHRALI's article in @theipaper
https://t.co/kiwxx8Jyh6