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Heavy shelling in Western Mountains towns Some 30,000 refugees have fled to southern Tunisia Region's Berber people long distrusted by Gaddafi By Tarek Amara DEHIBA-WAZIN BORDER CROSSING, April 25 (Reuters) - Refugees fleeing Libya's Western Mountains told of heavy…

This report is produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners, covering the period of 21 to 24 April. The next report will be issued on or around 26 April. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES • At least 9,870 people…

By Radio Dabanga -- SALOM (25 Apr .) - Sudanese who escaped from Libya and reached the Salom gateway on the Libyan border say that around 70 Sudanese were killed and wounded in a compound where…

There are reports of children being raped in war-torn Libya, Save the Children said today. Families who have fled Misurata, Ajdabia, and Rus-Lanuf and are now in temporary camps in Benghazi, told Save the Children staff that…

Michael Georgy MISRATA, Libya, April 22 (Reuters) - Driving an ambulance in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata is always a matter of life or death these days -- not only for the injured passenger in the…

This report is produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners, covering the period of 19 to 21 April. The next report will be issued on or around 24 April. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES • To increase humanitarian…

Listen to the News 21/04/2011 The UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict says women in Libya have been suffering at the hands of men, as fighting in the North African country continues. Margot Wallström calls it…

Background The continuing internal conflict in Libya started on 15 February when rioters in Benghazi demanded the end of the 41-year rule of Muammar Qadhafi. Four days later the protests engulfed a number of cities in the…

A third IOM-chartered ship transporting more than 1,000 migrant evacuees from the besieged city of Misrata is expected to dock later today in the Eastern city of Benghazi. The ship, the Ionian Spirit, left Misrata last night…

Introduction International Medical Corps today loaded further medical supplies for Misrata The humanitarian situation in Misrata is worsening, with a lack of medical and basic supplies and medical staff shortages. Surgical items, in particular have been urgently requested…