TRIPOLI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Violence in Libya killed three civilians and injured five others in July, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a report published later in Wednesday.
Gunfire and explosive remnants of war caused the majority of the casualties, the report said, adding that 20 additional casualties have been documented from other possible violations or abuses of international humanitarian law in different Libyan cities.
The Mission demanded all conflict parties in Libya to "cease the use of mortars and other indirect weapons and imprecise aerial bombardments in civilian-populated areas, and not place fighters or other military objectives in populated areas."
"Direct attacks on civilians as well as indiscriminate attacks, which do not distinguish between civilians and fighters, are prohibited," it said.
Libya has been plagued by insecurity and chaos since the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.
