LIBYA CRISIS: 800,000 migrants could soon head for EU as deadly war rages

libya crisisLibya crisis: The war has been raging for three weeks (Image: GETTY )

Enzo Moavero, Italy’s foreign minister, has written to EU chiefs telling them to be prepared for “large and sudden flows of migrants” as the nation’s civil war continues.  The warning comes after Libyan government also warned that up to 800,000 Libyans and foreign migrants could attempt to make the cross to Europe if the fighting continues. 

 

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At least 278 people have died and more than 1,300 injured since April 4. 

The bloodshed began when General Khalifa Haftar ordered his men to advance on the capital, Tripoli, earlier this month. 

Gen Haftar, who is backed by the United Arab Emirates and has ties to Russia, is head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA). 

The LNA’s advance threatens the internationally recognised government based in the capital. 

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