Sixteen people, including civilians in Clashes between rival armed groups in The Libyan Ministry of Health said, on Saturday, following the announcement of the Libyan Ministry of Health, Tripoli latest politically motivated hit The Libyan capital.
The fight has begun on Thursday night and extended Until Friday afternoon. Violence erupted on Saturday in Third Libya city Misurata, prompting the US Embassy to warn of The risk of wider glow-up.
Misurata is her hometown of Both of rival prime Ministers who compete for control of what or what remains of central government.
Clashes erupted between pro-unity militia government of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabaiba against The last loyalist of his rival, Fathi Bashagha, is his name in February by parliament Based on in east of the country libya media mentioned.
Call US Ambassador Richard Norland on All political actors and their supporters among the armed groups to stand up down to me avoid escalation.
Today’s clashes in He warned that Misrata shows the dangerous possibility of the recent escalation of violence. in tweet.
“Armed efforts either to test Or to defend the current political situation risk bring Libya back To an era its citizens thought it was left behind. “
Clashes erupted in Tripoli between two armed groups with great influence in the West of War-torn country: deterrence force and the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade.
Several sources said one group’s detention of A fighter from the other side has ignited the fight that extended for several regions of Capital.
Another Friday group The 444th Brigade called for a truce and deployed its own forces in A buffer zone before they are also exposed to the weight of the fire, according to an AFP photographer.
UN Special Adviser Stephanie Williams said she was “outraged” about the violence and called for civilians protection.
“Random use of arms in densely populated, urban area Without the protection of civilians is a grave violation of international Humanitarian law is a punishable crime. This fighting must stop! ” she added on Twitter.
Witnesses said there was calm on Saturday across Tripoli, after fighting stopped on Friday night.
Insecurity has prevailed in Libya since the NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi. in 2011, leaving a power The void was the armed groups arguing for years to fill.
Tensions were rising for months in Libya as a competitor prime Ministers face off raises concerns of The conflict renewed two years after a historic truce that ended a devastating attempt by the revolutionary general in the east, Khalifa Haftar, to seize Tripoli before. force.
The dead she was first Civilian victims of fighting in Tripoli since the 2020 truce.
Both groups participate in Tripoli fighting is nominally loyal to the Dabaiba government of National Unity, Ain last year as part of A peace process backed by the United Nations.
Dabaiba refused to give up power Bassem Bashagha prime minister after he made charter with Haftar.
Meanwhile, Williams was in turkey on Thursday to attend a meeting hosted by Ankara which included senior Representatives from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. Show Williams countries regarding latest Developments in Country.
