UN investigators documented cluster-munition use by LNA aircraft at Zuwara
Evidence reviewed by the UN Panel of Experts and Human Rights Watch linked LNA-affiliated aircraft to cluster-munition attacks on Zuwara International Airport in August 2019. In the causal graph this event strengthens Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion, a driver that strengthens Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score — a worsening welfare path.
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Evidence reviewed by the UN Panel of Experts and Human Rights Watch linked LNA-affiliated aircraft to cluster-munition attacks on Zuwara International Airport in August 2019. UNSMIL's assessment found no military assets or infrastructure at the airport.
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What changed
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- FactUN investigators documented cluster-munition use by LNA aircraft at Zuwara
- strengthensDriverHaftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
- strengthensIndicators (2)Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
impact weight 0.67 · verified
- Worse
Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
via Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.42 (weight 0.67 × strength 0.62)
Observed
34.7 Score · 34.7 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: fell from 36.2 Score to 34.7 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
- Worse
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%)
via Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.32 (weight 0.67 × strength 0.48)
Observed
71.3% · 15.3 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 69% to 71.3%.
Above normal = better
Evidence
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- 1.Reports of the Panel of Experts on LibyaUnited Nations Security Council · verified
- 2.Libya: Banned Cluster Munitions Used in TripoliHuman Rights Watch · verified
Causal path
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- FactUN investigators documented cluster-munition use by LNA aircraft at Zuwara
- strengthensDriverHaftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
- strengthensIndicatorPolitical Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
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Factrail. (2026). UN investigators documented cluster-munition use by LNA aircraft at Zuwara. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/lna-cluster-munitions-zuwara-airport-2019
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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