At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured in an air raid on Saturday January 4 against a military school in Tripoli, a spokesman for the health ministry of the Union government told AFP. national (GNA). “Air strike against Tripoli military school killed 28 cadets and injured dozens more”said Amin Al-Hashemi.
This military school is located in Al-Hadba Al-Khadra, a residential area of the Libyan capital under GNA control.
At the time of the strike, the cadets were making their last rally of the day in the main courtyard before returning to their dormitories, said the spokesperson. The GNA health ministry also called for donations of blood, inviting donors to visit hospitals and the blood bank.
Heavy fighting since April
The southern suburbs of Tripoli have been the scene of heavy fighting since April 4, the start of the offensive by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, to seize the Libyan capital, seat of the GNA recognized by UN.
GNA forces accused pro-Haftar forces of their strike on their Facebook page, posting photos of the wounded and the victims. Pro-Haftar forces, however, have so far not claimed responsibility for the strike.
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, Libya has been torn apart by fratricidal conflicts. On several occasions, the UN mission in Libya (Manul) has asked that the civilian sectors be spared the strikes which “Could constitute war crimes”.
Since the start of the Tripoli offensive, more than 280 civilians have been killed, according to the UN. More than 2,000 combatants have also died and 146,000 Libyans have been displaced, the source said.
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