Libya announces probe after Russian-made rocket hits near UN mission in Janzour

Published on 22/08/2025 - 14:22 GMT+2

The United Nations’ ngo successful Libya said a rocket struck adjacent its office successful nan country’s mostly lawless occidental region while nan UN envoy was briefing nan Security Council.

No casualties were reported aft nan rocket was launched precocious connected Thursday successful nan vicinity of nan mission’s compound successful nan Mediterranean metropolis of Janzour, 12 kilometres westbound of nan capital, Tripoli, nan UN ngo said successful a statement.

The compound was not impacted, nan UN said.

The Interior Ministry of nan Tripoli-based authorities said it foiled an effort to target nan UN mission's office pinch a Russian-made SPG rocket, which deed a civilian location pinch nary casualties.

The ministry is investigating to find nan personality of nan rocket operators.

Security forces recovered a conveyance carrying 2 different rockets of nan aforesaid type, arsenic good arsenic nan rockets’ launcher, nan authorities said.

The onslaught occurred arsenic UN envoy Hanna Tetteh was briefing nan Security Council connected nan business successful nan North African nation.

She offered a roadmap for Libya that includes establishing a “new unified government, tin of creating a conducive situation for reliable elections while managing cardinal governance functions effectively.”

“We are convinced that nan governmental process should attraction connected guaranteeing wide elections and nan unification of institutions done a sequenced approach,” she said.

Libya was plunged into chaos pursuing a NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi successful 2011.

The state has been fragmented for years betwixt rival administrations successful nan eastbound and west, each backed by equipped groups and overseas governments.

The state is presently governed by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbehiba’s internationally-recognised authorities successful Tripoli and nan management of Prime Minister Ossama Hammad successful eastbound Libya.