# Rights monitors warned of a humanitarian crisis during the LNA siege of Derna

Date: 2018

Amnesty International reported severe shortages of food, water and medical supplies as LNA forces advanced into Derna and called for [humanitarian access](/drivers/humanitarian-access) and safe passage for civilians. The humanitarian pressure accompanied a campaign to establish complete military control over eastern Libya.

## Drivers

- Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/haftar-lna-parallel-power

## Sources

- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/06/libya-protect-civilians-under-siege-in-derna/
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/14/libya-battle-city-endangers-civilians

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/derna-humanitarian-crisis-lna-siege-2018