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.
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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.
The Acting Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga met 10 August with Tripoli-based Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, to discuss “the latest security developments in Tripoli and adjacent areas as well as the progress on the military and security track,” UNSMIL revealed on Thursday.
The Business Technology Banking Forum 2022 (Business Tech 2022) will be held in Tripoli from 15 to 16 October, Libya Herald reports.
Acting Head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Raisedon Zenenga met Monday with High Council of State (HCS) member and former President Abdurrahman Sewehli and exchanged views on ongoing efforts to resolve the political stalemate, maintain calm and defuse escalating tensions in and around Tripoli, according to UNSMIL.
EgyptAir, a state-owned flag carrier of Egypt, said it would operate exceptional flights between Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport and Libya’s Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli during summer starting Tuesday, August 9, to promote tourism.
Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital.