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Over 50k people displaced from Tripoli due to fighting

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said more than 50,000 people have now been displaced as a direct result of the intensifying armed conflict in Tripoli.

On Saturday, IOM expressed concerns over displacement of civilians in and around the capital which is witnessing ongoing clashes between the U.N.-backed government and the east-based army.

IOM has published a portion of its humanitarian assistance include clothing, food and personal supplies over the past few days.

On 10 April, the UN migration agency said there had been false reports that it has suspended its operations in Libya. The IOM asserted it has not suspended activities in Tripoli and is continuing to support displaced populations and migrants throughout Libya.

The National army, led by Khalifa Haftar, has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over Tripoli from the UN-backed government.

The fighting has so far killed 392 people and injured nearly 2,000 others, according to the World Health Organization.

Haftar’s army is allied with the eastern-based government, as the country is politically divided between eastern and western governments.

Libya has been struggling to make a democratic transition amid insecurity and chaos ever since the fall of former leader Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.

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