More than 1,000 killed in Tripoli conflict since April

A sniper of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) fires at the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at a frontline in Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 16, 2019. Since early April, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has been engaged in a deadly armed conflict against the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA), which is trying to take over Tripoli and overthrow the government. The fighting so far left more than a thousand people killed, more than 5,700 others injured and more than 120,000 people forced to flee their homes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (Photo by Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua)