UN: 1,000 Killed In Battle For Libya's Tripoli

As the #Tripoli crisis enters its fourth month, the toll is 1048 dead, including 106 civilians, and 5558 injured, including 289 civilians.

WHO continues to send doctors and medical supplies to help hospitals cope. Our teams have performed more than 1700 surgeries in 3 months.

— World Health Organization in Libya (@WHOLIBYA) July 9, 2019

Al Jazeera: WHO: More than 1,000 killed in battle for Libya's Tripoli

Total of 1,048, including civilians, dead and 5,558 wounded in three months of clashes for the capital, UN agency says.

The battle between rival groups for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000 people since it began in April, the United Nations said, a grim milestone in a stalemated conflict partly fuelled by regional powers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a brief statement on Tuesday that 1,048 people, including 106 civilians, have been killed since the offensive began. It said 5,558 were wounded, including 289 civilians.

"WHO continues to send doctors and medical supplies to help hospitals cope. Our teams have performed more than 1,700 surgeries in three months," the UN body said on Twitter.

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