UN envoy: Killing of civilians in Ajdabya is a ‘war crime’

(Martin Kobler) Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.
(Martin Kobler) Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.

Libyan News

The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, expressed his deep concern on the circulating reports of civilian casualties in the city of Ajdabya – as a result of airstrikes by Pro-Hiftar air force.

“I continue to be deeply concerned by ongoing fighting in Ajdabiya. I repeat: killing of civilians must stop. It’s a war crime.” Mr. Kobler wrote on his Twitter account.

 

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