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This report produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners, covering the period of 26 to 28 April. The next report will be issued on or around 1 May. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES Over 11,000 people have been evacuated…

BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had placed mines at Misrata harbour to block humanitarian aid access to the city, a NATO official said on Friday. "Only this morning ... an…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS · On April 28, pro-Qadhafi forces moved to retake Gaziya and Wazin, key border towns located several kilometers from the Tunisia–Libya border. Opposition forces previously captured…

Escalated fighting at the Dehiba border crossing between Libya and Tunisia has stopped the outflow of refugees from Libya’s Western Mountains. UNHCR is very concerned that people fleeing Libya could be caught in the cross-fire as…

Gaddafi unit entered town of Dehiba in pursuit of rebels Rebels say have re-taken border crossing NATO bombs Gaddafi loyalists in Western Mountains (Recasts with fighting inside Tunisia) By Zoubeir Souissi DEHIBA, Tunisia, April 29 (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan…

Introduction In Misurata, it is reported that seven dead and four injured rebel fighters were received by the hospital after Gaddafi forces attacked a rebel checkpoint with artillery fire and rockets. However, in the contested area of…

A sixth IOM mission to rescue stranded migrants from the war-torn Libyan port city of Misrata is today underway from the eastern city of Benghazi. The IOM-chartered Red Star One is leaving Benghazi late this morning carrying…

TOBRUK, Libya, April 28 (UNHCR) – The first time I met Akram* in Tobruk he was clearly longing to talk to someone about the ordeal he and his family had just been through. The 40-year-old academic,…

28 April 2011 – Unless a major effort is undertaken to replenish food stocks in Libya the country is at risk of a major food crisis within the next two months, a senior United Nations official…

1 KEY MESSAGES Serious vulnerabilities of the food system may trigger full blown food security crisis affecting the entire population within two months. If the oil and fuel pipelines are further affected as a result of the ongoing…