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| Derna officials: The city is dying |
| 2017-08-13 |
| [Libya Observer] Derna Local Council (DLC) has issued a distress call to local and international organizations to intervene and lift the siege imposed by Dignity Operation militia groups on the city. In a statement on Wednesday, the DLC said the city, which has a population of more than 130.000, is dying due to the siege, describing it as genocide. "We call on Libyan authorities, international organizations, the UN, the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... , the AU and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to lift the siege and send basic supplies immediately through the city’s port," read the statement. "Humanitarian conditions have become catastrophic; no medicines, no food, no fuel and no oxygen," the statement added. The DLC also warned that garbage is piling up in the streets of the city due to fuel shortages, which threatens an environmental disaster. Meanwhile, ...back at the barn, Bossy's udder had begun to ache... local media reports said four bakeries had closed down due to fuel shortages caused by Dignity Operation siege, adding that life in the city is going from bad to worse. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 first read as "Dems say city is dying," and i wondered which one. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-08-13 09:43 |
| #1 ...Derna has a long, loooong history - going back a few hundred years - of thinking and acting independently of whatever authority claims it, as well as being a rabidly Muslim city. If they're paying for their actions...well, tough. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-08-13 08:53 |