Libyan People & Military Arms Tobruk Resistance

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Description: Casualties: Residents of Benghazi told Al Jazeera that at least 200 people had died, while the New York-based Human Rights Watch put the countrywide death toll at a "conservative" 104 on 19 February, while an update on 22 February stated that there were at least 62 casualties. They also suggested the actual deaths in Benghazi had probably passed 100 on 20 February. Other sources list the number of deaths to be 220 in Benghazi alone. On 22 February the International Coalition Against War Criminals gave an estimate that 519 people had died, 3980 were wounded and over 1500 were missing. Human Rights Watch have estimated that at least 233 people had been killed by February 22. On 23 February Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini stated that according to his information 1000 people had died so far. Among the security forces there had been more than 300 dead, including mercenaries. On February 18, two policemen were hanged by protestors in Benghazi. Also, on the same day, 50 African mercenaries, mostly from Chad, were executed by the protestors in al-Baida when they burned down the police station in which they locked them up. Additionaly, another 11 captured mercenaries were lynched in al-Baida, Benghazi and Darnah. The bodies of some of them were put on display and caught on video. By February 23, the government confirmed that 111 soldiers had been killed. On February 24, the IFHR said that 130 soldiers had been executed in Benghazi and al-Baida, after they ...
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