The U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is following “with deep concern” violent clashes which took place in the Libyan capital Tripoli causing civilian casualties, said Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for Guterres, on Saturday.
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Libya’s outgoing prime minister directed top security officials in Tripoli to roundup any individuals suspected to be involved in Saturday’s attack against his forces in the capital, a leaked document shows.
Relative calm restored on Sunday morning in Tripoli after a day of deadly violence between militias backed by Libya’s two rival administrations.
The United States, United Kingdom and the Netherlands have expressed concerns over the ongoing fighting in Tripoli, which caused the death of at least four people and the injury of dozen others.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is “deeply concerned” about ongoing armed clashes in Tripoli, which caused death and injury of dozen civilians.
Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted into Saturday morning, with the country’s rival governments exchanging accusations over the deadly violence.
At least two people were killed and several wounded after clashes broke out early Saturday between rival militias in Tripoli, a medical source told The Libya Update.
Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted until Saturday morning, with rival factions exchanging heavy gunfire and the sounds of several loud blasts ricocheting around the city.
The government of Prime Minister-designate, Fathi Bashagha, released a statement on Tuesday in which it notifies “everyone, without exception, that there will be injustice or fighting with those who side with legitimacy and choose the homeland.”
Dozens of migrants were rounded up in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday in the country’s latest crackdown.