War kills more than 20,000 in Libya: NTC
BENGHAZI. August 26. KAZINFORM More than 20,000 people have been killed in Libya since the civil conflict started in February in the North African state, rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Thursday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
Speaking at a press conference in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdel Jalil, head of the rebel Transitional National Council (NTC), said he did not have the exact figure but he believed the conflict had cost more than 20,000 lives.
He said the rebels now have large amount of oil, gas, food and medicine stockpiles as they have captured the majority of Libya.
Oil and gas resources found in Zawiyah city, about 40 km west of the capital Tripoli, are enough to supply the whole Libya for several months, while food found in a storage in Tripoli is enough to support the capital for a whole year, he said; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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