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Clashes between the Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Protection Force (DPF), an alliance of militias including members of the now-disbanded Mujahideen Shura Council of Derna, have escalated in recent days in Derna. According to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday, May 31, severe food, water, and medicine shortages have affected the city. Derna's more than 120,000 residents have reportedly suffered power outages and public water supply shortages due to airstrikes and shelling of residential zones; intense ground clashes have also been reported. Electricity was restored to the city early on May 31 (local time), according to local residents.
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