The Human Cost Of Libya's Civil War

The decomposing body of a man lay on a gurney outside the Abu Salim Trauma center in Tripoli on Friday. Bryan Denton for The New York Times

Grim Evidence of Fighting’s Toll Becomes Clearer in Libya -- New York Times

TRIPOLI, Libya — As the fighting died down in Tripoli on Friday, the scope and savagery of the violence during the nearly weeklong battle for control of the capital began to come into sharper focus.

Amnesty International said Friday that it had evidence that forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi had killed rebels who had been held in custody in two camps. In one camp, it said, guards killed five detainees held in solitary confinement, and in another they opened the gates, telling the rebels they were free to go, then tossed grenades and fired on the men as they tried to run for freedom.

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My Comment: The cost of Libya's civil war is .... thousands killed, millions dislocated, tens of billions in damages and losses .... and until Qaddafi and his sons are captured .... a civil war that is still ongoing.