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TUNIS, April 18 (KUNA) -- Aerial bombardment resumed southwest Libya on Thursday, where jet fighters raided the city of al-Houn, 'Libya Al Aan' TV reported.
The Haftar-controlled al-Houn, along with other parts of the war-torn country; including the capital Tripoli, have been the battlefields between renegade General Khalifa Haftar and government forces.
A statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that recent armed clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli have left 205 people dead and more than 900 others injured.
In the first days of April, Haftar, commander of forces loyal to Libya's eastern government, launched a campaign to capture Tripoli, where a rival UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) is headquartered.
"Toll for armed conflict in Tripoli is 205 dead and 913 wounded," the UN-affiliated health body tweeted Thursday.
"Medical specialists that WHO-Libya deployed to support frontline hospitals are helping perform dozens of surgeries," it added.
Libya has remained beset by turmoil since long-serving leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a bloody NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
Since then, the country has seen the emergence of two rival seats of power: one in eastern Libya, to which Haftar is affiliated, and another in Tripoli, which enjoys UN recognition. (end)
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