Libya’s internationally recognised government has called on the UN to take “concrete and effective” action to protect civilians and halt fighting near the capital that has killed more than 100 people since late August. In a statement late Friday, the Government of National Accord (GNA) called on the UN mission to “present the Security Council with the reality of the bloody events in Libya so that it can… protect the lives and property of civilians”. Fighting slowed Saturday morning a day after clashes left 15 dead and dozens more wounded, according to health ministry spokeswoman Wedad Abu al-Niran. The latest casualties brought the death toll to more than 100 since clashes erupted on the capital’s southern outskirts on August 26, according to the GNA body that deals with the wounded. Published in Daily Times, September 23rd 2018.