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Libya: U.S. Thwarts UN Security Council Condemnation of Attack On Migrant Centre
DW, 4 July 2019
The UN Security Council did not issue a statement condemning the bombing in Libya after the US reportedly did not endorse it. Washington earlier criticized the attack as… Read more »
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Libya: UN Security Council Delays Response to Air Strike
DW, 4 July 2019
The United Nations Security Council has failed to deliver a joint statement on the bombing of a migrant detention center in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Diplomatic sources said US… Read more »
U.S. Delays UN Condemnation of Air Strike in Libya - Sources
The United Nations Security Council held a closed emergency session to draft a response to the killing of at least 44 people in an air strike on a migrant and refugee detention centre in Libya - but did not issue a statement. Britain circulated a statement that condemned the air strike and called for a ceasefire, but diplomatic sources say the U.S. prevented the 15-member council from issuing a statement, although it was unclear why.
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3 July 2019
Libya Migrant Centre Attack May Amount to War Crime - UN Envoy
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The UN-recognised government in Tripoli is blaming rival forces for what it says was a deliberate attack on a refugee camp in Libya. The situation in ... see more »
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Dozens were killed in an air strike on a centre housing migrants on the outskirts of Tripoli, with many more wounded. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the ... Read more »
