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National Human Rights Commission Appeals to Conflicting Parties in Sebha to Stop Fighting.

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Tripoli, 20 July 2015(Lana) The National Human Rights Commission has appealed to the rival parties in the southern city of Sebha to stop fighting, and open corridors for the Libyan Red Crescent Society to deliver humanitarian relief, and evacuate the injured and civilians trapped in the conflict areas. In a statement on its website, the Commission expressed deep concern over the escalation of hostilities and ethnic violence between Tabou and Tuareg tribes in Al Tyouri neighborhood in the city, in which small and medium arms were used. The statement said more than 20 were killed and 30 wounded in the clashes according to latest medical figures. Rockets also fell on Homes of civilians in Al Thanawiyah neighborhood, causing more than 200 families to flee, it added. The Commission warned the warring factions against continuing targeting of civilians and said they would be held responsible for the victims, and also called for an immediate ceasefire and cessation of tribal clashes in Sebha. =Lana=