Lion of Desert - Omar Mukhthar P1
Omar Mokhtar:
Omar Mokhtar was from the tribe of Mnifa, born in a small village called Janzour located in the eastern part of Barqa not to be confused with the city of western Libya called Janzour which is more well known. He was the leader of the resistance movement against the Italian military occupation of Libya for more than twenty years.
A teacher of the Quran by profession, Mukhtar was also skilled in desert tactics. He knew his country's geography well, and used that knowledge to his advantage in battles against the Italians, who were not accustomed to desert warfare. He repeatedly led his small, highly alert groups in successful attacks against the Italians, after which they would fade back into the desert terrain. Mukhtar's men skillfully attacked outposts, ambushed troops, and cut lines of supply and communication. The Italians were left astonished and embarrassed to have been outsmarted and tricked by mere Bedouin.
Italian Invasion in Libya:
In October of 1911, Italian colonial battleships reached the shores of Tripoli, Libya. The Italian's fleet leader, Farafelli, made a demand to the Libyans to surrender Libya to the Italians or the city would be destroyed at once. The Libyans fled, but the Italians attacked Tripoli anyway, bombing the city for three days and thereafter proclaiming the Libyan population in Tripoli to be committed and strongly bound to Italy. The event marked the beginning of a series of battles between the Italian occupiers and the Libyan Omar Mukhtar's forces.
Feeling that they may lose Libya to the Mojahideen, the Italian authorities sent one of their bloodiest high ranking officers Badolio who used the most inhuman measures to end the resistance. He did not just lead the fight against Omar Al-Moktar and his comrades, but he also punished even those who were living peacefully in the cities and villages accusing them of helping the Mojahideen. Badolio was not the only one whome the Italian government thought able to end the Libyan resistance through using the most inhumane and blodiest measures. Mosoliny, the infamous Italian dictator, sent another high ranking officer to kill thousands and thousands of inocent Libyans, young and old. fighters and non-fighters. Mosolini thought that the solution to the Libyan problem was Rodolfo Grasiani and by sending him to lead the fight against the Libyans he was telling his cabinet that anything and everything must be done to control Libya.
Major Battles:
The Italians first concentrated their attack on the coast cities, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Derna. Major battles took place in Al-Hani near Tripoli (October 23, 1911) , Ar-Rmaila near Misrata, Al-Fwaihat near Benghazi (March 1912) and Wadi Ash-Shwaer near Derna. Other battles took place on the coast and in other cities, villages, mountains and desert. One of the major battles was Al-Gherthabiya near Sirt (April 1915) where the Italians lost thousands of their soldiers.
Although the Italians succeeded in controling most of Libya after years of resistance and struggle (Jihad), they could not control the whole country because the Libyan fighters (Mojahideen) left their homes and headed for the mountains where they planned their attacks against the Italian armies. Some of the major Libyan fighters (Mojahideen) against the Italians were Omar Al-Moktar, Ramazan As-Swaihli, Mohammad Farhat Az-Zawi, Al-Fadeel Bo-Omar, Solaiman Al-Barouni and Silima An-Nailiah to name a few. Omar Al-Moktar is considered the great symbol for the Libyan resistance (Jihad) against the Italian occupation. He reorganized the Mojahideen in The Green Mountain (Aj-Jabal Al-Akdar) North East Libya and he re-ignited the resistance against Italy after World War I when the Italians thought that they succeeded in silencing the Libyan resistance.
Salafis blamed for Libya mosque destruction
A mosque containing Sufi Muslim graves has been bulldozed in the centre of Tripoli, Libya, a day after Sufi shrines in the city of Zlitan were wrecked and a mosque library was burned. The demolition of the large Sha'ab mosque happened in broad daylight on Saturday, drawing condemnation from government officials and Libyans across the country and abroad. Witnesses say a group of Salafi Muslims who disapprove of shrines and tombs were behind the attack, and that it took place as security forces looked on. Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports.
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the theatre in the Roman city of Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Omar
Mukhtar (18581931) was the leader of the Libyan uprising against
Italian occupation. A wall carpet depicting Col. Gaddafi, in a hotel in
Misratah. U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice with her Libyan
counterpart Foreign Minister Abd al-Rahman Shalgam. Libya is keen to
shake off its pariah status and rejoin the international community.
Desert landscape in Southern Libya; 90% of the country is desert.
Libya's capital Tripoli has benefited greatly from the country's oil
wealth. Tripoli's Old City - (El-Madina El-Kadima) - situated in the
city centre, is one of the classical sites of the Mediterranean. The
Benghazi campus of the former University of Libya (Al-Jami'a
al-Libiya), Libya's first university. Mosque in Ghadames, close to the
Tunisian and Algerian border. 97% of Libyans are followers of Islam.
Coastline of Benghazi, Libya's second largest city. With the longest
coastline among Mediterranean nations, Libya's mostly unspoilt beaches
are a social gathering place.
Libya Travel Guide - An African Exceptional Experience
Libya Travel Guide - An African Exceptional Experience
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا ), is a country in North Africa. In the north it has a Mediterranean Sea coast, with Egypt to the east and Tunisia to the west. It also has land borders with Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan. More than 90% of the country is desert or semi desert. Archaeological evidence indicates that from as early as 8,000 BC, the coastal plain of Ancient Libya was inhabited by a Neolithic people, the Berbers, who were skilled in the domestication of cattle and the cultivation of crops.
Within Libya as many as five different climatic zones have been recognized, but the dominant climatic influences are Mediterranean and Saharan. In most of the coastal lowland, the climate is Mediterranean, with warm summers and mild winters. Rainfall is scanty. The weather is cooler in the highlands, and frosts occur at maximum elevations. In the desert interior the climate has very hot summers and extreme diurnal temperature ranges.
Regions & Cities of Libya :
Cyrenaica (Benghazi, Shahhat, Tobruk)
the north eastern region on the Mediterranean Sea
Saharan Libya (Gaberoun, Ghadamis, Sabha, Ghat)
huge southern desert region with amazing scenery and some of the hottest temperatures recorded anywhere in the world
Tripolitania (Tripoli, Gharyan, Misratah, Surt)
the north western region on the Mediterranean Sea with the capital city and ancient Roman ruins
Tripoli - the capital
Benghazi
Gharyan
Ghadamis
Misratah
Sabha
Shahhat— Ancient city of Cyrene, a World Heritage site, is nearby
Surt
Tobruk
In Tripoli, it is surprisingly hard to find a traditional Libyan restaurant. Most serve western-style cuisine, with a few Moroccan and Lebanese restaurants thrown in. There are also a number of good Turkish restaurants, and some of the best coffee and gelato outside of Italy. There are some wonderful Libyan dishes you should taste in case you are fortunate enough to be invited to a Libyan dinner party or wedding (be prepared to be overfed!). A favourite cafe for the local expatriate community is the fish restaurant in the souq. For the equivalent of a few US dollars, you can enjoy a great seafood couscous. A local speciality is the stuffed calamari.
Major cities have a range of accommodations available, from shabby hotels to 4 star establishments. Prices vary accordingly. While it seems to be diminishing with the arrival of more tourists every year, Libyans have a strong tradition of taking travellers into their own homes and lavishing hospitality on them. This is certainly true in smaller towns and villages.
Libya is an ancient crossroads of civilisations that bequeathed to the Libyan coast some of the finest Roman and Greek ruins in existence, among them Leptis Magna, Cyrene and Sabratha. Libya also has some of the most beautiful corners of the Sahara Desert, from seas of sand the size of Switzerland and sheltering palm-fringed lakes (the Ubari Sand Sea) to remote massifs adorned with prehistoric rock art (the Jebel Acacus), labyrinthine caravan towns (Ghadames) and an isolated black-as-black volcano (Wawa al-Namus) in the desert's heart.
A lot to see in Libya such as :
Grand Erg Oriental
Red Castle Museum
Gabal El Uweinat
Jebel Akhdar, Libya
Nafusa Mountains
GaberounMartyrs' Square, Tripoli
Arch of Marcus Aurelius
Great Man-Made River
Alfornaj Rotary
Gurgi Mosque
Benghazi Cathedral
Port of Tripoli
Port of Benghazi
Haruj
Wadi el Kuf Bridge
Mosque of Omar ibn al-Khattab
Molay MOHAMMAD
Al-Majidya Mosque
Sabratha Theatre
el-Manar Palace
Lake Gaberoun
Luna Park
Gheriat esh-Shergia
Anfiteatro Romano Di Leptis Magna
Benghazi Zoo
Hadrianic Baths
23rd July Lake
Tomb Of The Struggler Omar Al-Mukhtar
Temple of Zeus
Arkenu structures
Ancient Sabratha
Vella Selene
Abuscabh Project
Leptis Magna Theater
Sabratha Ancient Theatre
Al-Quba Al-Falakia
Severan Forum
Janzour Museum
Karamanly House Museum
Jebel Sherif
Museum of Libya
An Nasr Forest
Waw an Namus
Libya is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Libya . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Libya
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Mausoleum of Omar Al-Mokhtar mockup which will be rebuilt
Benghazi: This was demolished by Gaddafi during his 42 years and this is the mock up. The construction will start today Inshallah.
Omar Mukhtar
Omar Mukhtar, of the Mnifa, was born in the small village of Zanzour, near Tobruk in eastern Barqa in Libya. Beginning in 1912, he organized and, for nearly twenty years, led native resistance to Italian colonization of Libya. Italian armed forces captured and hanged him in 1931.
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LIBYA: Demolition of Masjid (Mosque) in Zawiya
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In this undated video, colonel qaddafi's forces are demolishing the Minar (minaret) of a masjid (mosque) in the western libyan town of Zawiya.
هدم مسجد في الزاوية من قبل قوات القذافي
تحصل مراسل موقع جيل في مصراته، على هذا الفيديو الذي يظهر تهديم قوات القذافي لمسجد في مدينة الزاوية الغربية. الفيديو وجد عند أحد القتلى من كتائب القذافي، في معارك الثوار معهم في مدينة مصراتة
شهداء الزاوية ليبيا Zawya Libya Martyrs
شباب غريان العسكريين لثورة 17 فبراير Demonstrations in Benghazi Libya aljazeera الجزيزة الثورة البيضاء الليبية Libya freedom Tripoli ليبيا القذافي طرابلس طبرق الزاوية بنغازي عمر المختارثورة المرتزقة الزنتان شباب شمال افريقيا يريد إسقاط القدافي يوم للغضب
No Gadhafi to Celebrate Anniversary of His Coup
Thursday marks 42 years since Libya's Moammar Gadhafi seized power in a coup. It's an anniversary that until now was observed with great fanfare. VOA's Elizabeth Arrott attended the lavish 40th anniversary celebrations two years ago and is now back in Tripoli, with producer Japhet Weeks, for what would have been Mr. Gadhafi's big day.
Vigil for Syria, Libya and Yemen at Georgia Southern University [MSA & AIGSU Event]
On May 4, 2011, Muslim Student Association and Amnesty International at GSU organized a candle-light vigil for the protestors killed in Syria, Libya and Yemen. This video is a compilation of We, the Ordinary People by Xavier Best, Prayer by Dr. Leslie Fletcher, Closing Remarks by Rajai Jabrah and general footage of the event. The photo credits go to Nitin Philip. The video credits go to Salman Ahmed. The sound track used is Pray for Me Brother from A R Rahman.
New army recruits graduate in Libya
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Abyar - 14 March 2016
1. Various of Libyan National Army troops at graduation ceremony
2. Army officials during graduation ceremony, (Left) Abdel-Razek al-Nadhawri ground forces chief of staff, (Middle) Khalifa Hifter commander of National Army, (Right) Saqr Al-Jarwshi air forces chief of staff
3. Various of Libyan National Army troops marching at graduation ceremony
4. Various of army officials being honoured during graduation ceremony
5. Various of Libyan National Army troops at graduation ceremony
Tobruk - 14 March 2016
6. Various of traffic in downtown Tobruk
7. Children playing at Martyrs Square in downtown Tobruk
8. Various of watch seller in Martyrs Square
9. Children playing at Martyrs Square
10. Boy and his father sitting in Martyrs Square
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Tekbali, Member of House of Representatives (Internationally recognised Tobruk Parliament):
We saw that, especially the Western nations don't want to help the Libyan army in getting weapons, and yet they turn a blind eye to the weapons that are being smuggled to the criminals and terrorists (Islamist militants), and now after the Libyan army has proven its resilience and capacity to fight this war even without the support of the Western nations, or any other country in the world, now the United Nations will have to change their stance because we saw always that politics favours the victors.
12. Various of restaurant worker cutting and cooking a shawarma
13. Tobruk resident drinking coffee and smoking cigarette at a coffee shop
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Tekbali, Member of House of Representatives (Internationally recognised Tobruk Parliament):
Now the army is our support and we appear to others that we were right, and we have always insisted the army will win, so we can defeat the militias that have stood in the way of the democratic process, and hindered its progress. They (the militias) want to stop the army so they can do what they like.
15. Cosmetic shop owner entering his shop
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed El-Honey, Cosmetic shop owner:
Thank to God for the victories, and I would like to congratulate the people of who have stood up against the Kharijites dogs of hell (Daesh), and also I would like to congratulate the families in Benghazi and we hope that the city of Derna is next, as well as Sirte too.
17. Wide of fruit and vegetable market
18. Butcher cutting meet at butcher shop
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Emad El-Mesmary, Butcher shop owner:
The army will win, even if our population drops to one million like in the old days during the colonisation era (Italian colonisation), during Omar Mokhtar's era (famous Libyan fighter) we were wiped out and became one million. So we have no problem in becoming only one million Libyans again, as long as Libya wins and the army is victorious because it's an army that began from zero, and now we have the best Libyan army.
20. Emad hanging meat for display in his butcher shop
21. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Emad El-Mesmary, Butcher shop owner:
May God bless him Khalifa Hifter who built the army for us, and may God bless the sons of Libya who have stood and supported him, and God bless all the brigades that joined the army and we hope we will be from one victory to another and we will win. It's just a matter of time. We the citizens support them unconditionally.
22. Tobruk residents coming out of mosque after prayers
23. Traffic in downtown Tobruk
STORYLINE:
The Libyan National Army held a graduation ceremony on Monday in the Abyar area, 60 kilometres (37.2 miles) east of Benghazi for a new batch of 1200 ground troops.
They will be under the command of General Khalifa Hifter who attended the graduation.
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Pacification of Libya | Wikipedia audio article
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The Pacification of Libya or Second Italo-Senussi War, was a prolonged conflict in Italian Libya between Italian military forces made mainly by colonial troops (the vast majority of the force employed by the Italians to crush local resistance in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica was composed of Libyans, Eritreans and Ethiopians) and indigenous rebels associated with the Senussi Order that lasted from 1923 until 1932, when the principal Senussi leader, Omar Mukhtar, was captured and executed.
The pacification resulted in mass deaths of the indigenous people in Cyrenaica. One quarter of Cyrenaica's population of 225,000 people died during the conflict. Italy committed major war crimes during the conflict, including the use of chemical weapons, episodes of refusing to take prisoners of war instead executing surrendering combatants, and mass executions of civilians. Italian authorities committed a possible ethnic cleansing by forcibly expelling 100,000 Bedouin Cyrenaicans, half the population of Cyrenaica, from their settlements that were slated to be given to Italian settlers.In 2008, an agreement of compensation for damages caused by Italian colonial rule was signed between Italy and Libya. Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan ruler at the time, attended the signing ceremony of the document wearing a historical photograph on his uniform that shows Cyrenaican rebel leader Omar Mukhtar in chains after being captured by Italian authorities during the Pacification. At the signing ceremony of the document, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared: In this historic document, Italy apologizes for its killing, destruction and repression of the Libyan people during the period of colonial rule. He went on to say that this was a complete and moral acknowledgement of the damage inflicted on Libya by Italy during the colonial era.
Italy's African Destiny - The Colonisation of Libya | BETWEEN 2 WARS I 1931 Part 1 of 3
When Mussolini wants to solidify Italy’s North African Colonies, he faces massive opposition by one man- Omar Mukhtar, the Lion of the Desert.
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مناشدة للجيش الليبي Call to the Libyan Army -- With English Translation
Translation:
In the name of God most Gracious most merciful
A call to the Libyan army: I would like to remind you that this revolution has no other goals, except the demand of the removal of Qaddafi. This comes after 41 years of gagging mouths. After 41 years of confiscating freedoms, after 41 years of repression, degradation and humiliation. After 41 years of Qaddafi promoting himself to the rank of God to be worshipped. Your people have revolted other to express their opinions about this murderer. So why do you face your people with bullets. Is this your civil duty ? To defend one person? I swear by God it is a shame (disgrace) and sad to see you killing your brothers while holding pictures of this lunatic and cheering the chants that are lies, awkward and silly. We don't see the brave and free revolutionists (freedom fighters) hold up pictures of anyone nor cheer for the life of anyone. Their only chant is Libya Libya. The choice is yours to either to stand with your people, or with the tyrant. No third option. I will remind you of the verse from the Holy Quran Indeed Pharoah, Haman and their soldiers were wrongdoers. I swear justice will prevail in this life before the hereafter if you don't stop. I swear each person who lost a dear one by your hands will demand rightful justice now before later. This regime has ended. This regime has worn out, and will not rise again. So don't kill representing them, rather come join your people before it is too late.
Must See... The Terrorism Song NEW Libyan song by Libyan Children
أغنية ليبية جديدة حول جرائم القذافي بالعربي والانجليزي ( تم الغناء من قبل أطفال أجدابيا - ليبيا )
New Libyan Song about Gaddafi crimes Arabic and English song.... By Libyan children from Ajdabia - Libya
Must See... The Terrorism Song by Libyan Children NEW
Benghazi
Benghazi /bɛnˈɡɑːzi/ (Arabic: بنغازي Banghāzī; Italian: Bengasi) is the second largest city in Libya, the largest city in the region of Cyrenaica, and the former joint capital of Libya. As of 2014, the city is Libya's de facto legislative capital as it houses the country's parliament, the Majlis al Nuwwab. The wider metropolitan area (which includes the southern towns of Gimeenis and Suluq) is also a district of Libya. The port city is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
During the Kingdom era of Libya's history, Benghazi enjoyed a joint-capital status (alongside Tripoli), possibly because the King used to reside in the nearby city of Bayda and the Senussis (royal family) in general were associated with Cyrenaica rather than Tripolitania. The city was also provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. Benghazi continues to hold institutions and organizations normally associated with a national capital city such as the country's parliament, national library, the headquarters of Libyan Airlines, the national airline, and the headquarters of the National Oil Coorporation. This creates a constant atmosphere of rivalry and sensitivities between Benghazi and Tripoli and by extension between the two regions (Cyrenaica and Tripolitania). The population of the entire district was 500,120 in the 1995 census and had increased to 670,797 in the 2006 census.
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With Glittering Pomp (1934)
Full title reads WITH GLITTERING POMP - General Balbo - the idol of Italy - rivalling even Il Duce himself - takes over Governorship of Libya.
Tripoli, Libya.
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In the first part voiceover informs the audience of General Balbo's arrival to Tripoli.
Second part, picture appears. Several shots of the battleship at sea. Marshal Italo Balbo on shore walking towards camera with some other high ranking Italian officers and accompanied with a lady - could be his wife. General Balbo shakes hands with Libyan dignitaries. Close up shot of Balbo and the woman.
Four Libyan solders on horseback march in front of General Balbo's car. Procession moves slowly through crowded street. People cheer. Car stops and General Balbo gets out. Crowds around the building cheer. Balbo waves from the top of stairs.
Picture disappears again. Soundtrack continues until the end of the item - mainly music.
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Mawlid in Bamako Mali 2017 Shaykh Muhammad Shareef
Mawlid of the Prophet 2017 Bamako Mali
Thursday night the 30th of November, 2017. I was invited to participate in the celebration of the Mawlid (birthday) of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. There were about 4 hundred people present, with scholars, jurists from diverse Islamic backgrounds. I was pleased to see Sunnis, Shias, Sufis and others coming together to celebrate the birth of the Best of Creation. These celebrations were literally being done in every neighborhood in the city of Bamako. The main language being spoken in this gathering is Bambara and Arabic. My address was done in Arabic.
The gist of my presentation was:
“Peace be upon you all and the mercy of Allah and His baraka. All praises are due to Allah the Sustainer of all the worlds, all praises are due to Allah the Sustainer of all the worlds, all praises are due to Allah the Sustainer of all the worlds. All praises are due to Allah to the number of His creation; to the beauty of His Throne; to the extent of His knowledge. All praises are due to Allah who has sent to us, or descended upon us the best of His creation – the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah we ask You to send blessings and peace with all the varieties of Your perfections; in all the forms of Your Self Disclosures upon our master and chief Muhammad; the first of the lights to overflow from the oceans of Your immense Essence; upon the one who is completely realized in the worlds of the unseen and the manifest worlds with all meanings of Your Divine Names and Attributes. For, he Muhammad, was the first to give praises of You and worship You with all the varieties of worship and drawing near to You. He is the one with whom You give support and assistance in the worlds of spirits and corporeal forms to all of existence…and upon his pure Family and all his Companions with a blessing which lifts for all of us the veil which covers his noble countenance in our sleep and waking states; and which acquaints us intimately with You and him in all the matrices of existence and presences. O our Lord be kind to all of us, by means of his noble countenance in all our movements, stillnesses, notions and thoughts. O Allah be merciful to the country of Mali. O Allah be merciful all our elders, our grandfathers, our children, our women, our spiritual teachers, Your awliyya that are among us (the notable ones and those less so). O Allah be merciful to the land of Mansa Musa. O Allah be merciful to the land of Mukhtar Kunti. O Allah be merciful to the land of Ahmadu Lobbo. O Allah be merciful to the land of Muhammad Sani. O Allah be merciful to the land of Your intimate and close Friends. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
All praises are due to Allah; as you all know, I came from America; and the original reason that we were in America is because the European Christians took us or stole us from the Lands of the Blacks to the lands of America; where they stripped us of our original religion; and we were made to forget our religion and our culture to the extent that we no longer knew our origin. However, all praises are due to Allah, by means of the baraka of our master the Messenger of Allah, our religion has again been firmly established in America…and now we are able to take our religion again from our grandfathers. We do not take or religion from the Arabs; not from Libya; not from Iran; not from Pakistan. But we are now able to take our religion from our grandfathers among the Africans!
This is because the best courtesies that a people’s descendants can practice, is to take their religion from their own righteous ancestors. All praises are due to Allah, that our scholars have said that the best courtesies that a people’s descendants can do is to follow in the footsteps of their righteous ancestors. It is precisely because of this reason that I have returned to Africa, to Mali, in order to take and receive our religion of Islam from our righteous ancestors. So, I did not come here to instruct or teach you in anything. I have come here to receive from you all and to drink from you all. This is the reason that I am here; and I ask you all to make supplication for me, my family and children.
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might above all that they falsely associate with Him and peace upon all the messengers. Peace be with you all.”
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Libya Appeal -Islamic Relief UK
As the crisis in Libya deepens, Islamic Relief is responding to the changing demands on the ground, whether at the border area with Tunsia or in the East of Libya, in and around Benghazi.
Islamic Relief has recently provided and delivered £100,000 worth of life saving medicines to Zintan, Jadu and Nalut hospitals which are all situated in the Nafusa Western Mountain areas of Libya. Four X-Ray and Anaesthetic machines were also provided in Zintan.
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