While the United Nations and rights groups say the NATO air strikes led to civilian deaths, the number is far lower than the half a million alleged by the posts. A UN investigation found NATO air strikes killed 60 civilians and separate reports by rights organisations indicate there were dozens of civilian deaths. "NATO launched more than 10,000 air raids on Libya in 2011 with over 500,000 civilian casualties," reads a simplified Chinese tweet posted on October 10, 2022. "When they were questioned about civilian casualties they insisted that it was collateral damage and that it happens in wars," the post adds. Responding to the claim that there were 500,000 civilian casualties, a NATO official told AFP: "This is completely bogus."

Source: Libya Today October 18, 2022 04:41 UTC