Head of UN-recognised gov’t in Libya asks world leaders for help

Months of fighting take toll on southern Tripoli, with hundreds of civilians killed or wounded and 140,000 people fleeing homes after Haftar launches offensive in April.

The United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord is calling on the International Criminal Court to take action against renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. It says his crimes against humanity must be stopped.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded in Libya since the beginning of the offensive in April.

Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed reports from Tripoli.