UNSMIL Condemns Airstrikes on Misrata Urges Sides to Take Courageous Steps to Stop Cycle of Violence

28 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the airstrikes on targets in the city of Misrata on Sunday 28 December 2014.UNSMIL appeals to all sides to work towards de-escalation, and calls on them to take the courageous steps to stop this cycle of violence which, if it continued, will lead the country to chaos and all-out war. The Mission reminds those advocating military escalation and are actively creating obstacles to a consensual political solution to Libya's crisis that their actions are in violation of Security Council resolutions on Libya.