The U.N. says some 3,600 refugees and migrants are held in facilities near the front lines of fighting between the self-styled Libyan National Army and other heavily-armed militias. Five detention centers are in areas already engulfed by fighting, while six more are in close proximity to the clashes
A look at Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s military strongman, who is pushing to take capital Tripoli from the U.N.-backed government
Fighting for control of Tripoli between Hifter’s forces and those of the U.N.-backed government during the past week has left dozens of people dead
The EU and Italy’s support for the Libyan Coast Guard contributes significantly to the interception of migrants and asylum seekers and their subsequent detention in arbitrary, abusive detention in Libya