SKY News: Libya: At least 25 killed as forces 'seize control of Tripoli international airport'
The UN calls for forces in the war-torn country to "de-escalate and halt military activity".
Clashes in the southern part of Tripoli have left at least 25 people dead and 80 wounded, according to Libya's health ministry.
The ministry said the victims were fighters and civilians, including a whole family who died.
Some 2,800 people have been displaced by fighting for Libya's capital Tripoli, according to the country's UN humanitarian co-coordinator.
"The United Nations continues to call for a temporary humanitarian truce to allow for the provision of emergency services and the voluntary passage of civilians, including those wounded, from areas of conflict," it said in a statement.
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Eastern Libyan forces lose control of former Tripoli international airport: witnesses -- Reuters
Libyan crisis escalates as warplane strikes Tripoli airport -- The Guardian
Tripoli's only functional airport hit by air raid as clashes rage -- Al Jazeera
Eastern Libyan forces conduct air strikes on Tripoli as U.N. fails to reach truce -- Reuters
Libya: Clashes rage near Tripoli as UN ceasefire attempt fails -- DW
Libya's GNA forces announce 'counteroffensive' to defend Tripoli -- Al Jazeera
Libya crisis: UN says thousands fleeing clashes -- BBC
U.N. says 2,200 people flee Libya clashes, many more trapped -- Reuters
US calls for halt to Libya offensive as clashes rage -- AFP
US calls for 'immediate halt' to Libya fighting -- Al Jazeera
US pulls troops out of Libya because of the escalating violence as fighting approaches Tripoli and the threat of civil war builds -- Daily Mail
'We're frightened': Tripoli braces as fighting reaches suburbs -- The Guardian
U.N. tells Libya's Serraj it is staying in Tripoli at critical time -- Reuters
France had no warning of Haftar's advance on Tripoli: French diplomatic source -- Reuters
Tripoli offensive highlights global splits on Libya -- AFP
Q&A: Why fighting has again plunged Libya into chaos -- Joseph Krauss, AP
