# LNA launched a ground offensive to seize Derna

Date: 2018

LNA forces began a land and air assault against the armed coalition controlling Derna after a prolonged siege. Human Rights Watch documented the operation and warned that civilians and civilian infrastructure were at risk.

## 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/lna-ground-offensive-derna-2018