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Killed eight civilians and wounded 20 more in a bombing in central Libya


At least eight civilians were killed Tuesday and more than twenty wounded in a bombing of a populated area Houn oasis in central Libya, witnesses said.

According to his account, unidentified fighter aircraft targeted a group of buildings in which there were many women, elderly and children.

This area is divided into areas of influence allied militias controlled by both the unity government supported by the UN in Tripoli as forces loyal to rival parliament in Tobruk, the only authority recognized by the international community.

Libya is a failed state, a victim of chaos and civil war since 2011 multinational forces to help the rebels overthrow the dictatorship of Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Five years later, two governments, one in Tripoli (west) and one in the Tobruk (this) struggle to gain power and control of oil resources with the help of dozens militias often change sides.

The situation jihadist groups have benefited as the Libyan branch of the Islamic State, Boko Haram or the organization of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) which have penetrated and extended its influence in the country.

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