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UN condemns attack on Tripoli water supply
The UN has condemned an attack on a water control station in Libya that has left the besieged capital, Tripoli, without running water.
“Such attacks against civilian infrastructure that are essential for the survival of the civilian population may be considered war crimes,” UN humanitarian co-ordinator Maria Ribeiro said in a statement.
Gunmen reportedly stormed the station at Jabal al-Hasawna in south-western Libya on Sunday, forcing the workers to cut off the flow of water to Tripoli and other cities in western and central parts of Libya.
The attack targeted a part of the Great Man-Made River Project, a network of pipes that carries underground water from the Sahara to the country’s west.
Tripoli is the focus of a battle between forces loyal to the UN-backed government and militia led by military strongman Khalifa Haftar, that have been advancing on the city of 2.5 million people.
It is not clear who carried out the attack on the water control station.
A reporter for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network said the capital’s residents were relying on private water deliveries to meet their daily needs.
Tripoli siege may herald 'long and bloody war' - UN
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The UN envoy to Libya has warned that fighting on the edge of the capital, Tripoli, marks the "start of a long and bloody war".
Ghassan Salamé told the UN Security Council that, unless the flow of arms to the country was stopped, there could be a descent into what he called an "all-against-all" state of chaos.
Mr Salamé said the conflict would threaten Libya's neighbours, and the wider Mediterranean region.
The battle for Tripoli began last month when the military strongman, Khalifa Haftar - who's backed by Egypt and the UAE - launched an offensive.
General Haftar controls a swathe of territory in the east of Libya and is trying to seize the capital, Tripoli.
He is being confronted by militias loosely aligned with the UN-backed government, based in the capital.
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