The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has documented 31 civilian casualties in April 2018, according to its monthly human rights report.

UNSMIL said that four deaths and 27 injuries were documented during the conduct of hostilities across Libya last month.

"Victims included three men and one boy killed and 19 men, five women, two boys and one girl injured." UNSMIL added.

It indicated that the majority of civilian casualties were caused by shelling, followed by gunfire, explosive remnants of war and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED.)

"UNSMIL documented one death and 18 injuries in Sabha and three deaths and nine injuries in Benghazi." The UN mission added in the report.

It also documented 21 additional casualties (10 deaths, 11 injuries) from other possible violations of international humanitarian law and violations or abuses of international human rights law in Ajdabiya, Al-Zawiya, Benghazi, Al-Kufra, Misrata, Tripoli, Sabha and Sorman.