The United Nations Mission in Libya (Unsmil) warns that the situation in the country could “become uncontrollable”.
The United Nations called for calm while the fighting resumed in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, one day after the authorities said that the order was restored.
The United Nations Mission in Libya (Unsmil) warned on Wednesday that the situation in the country could “become uncontrollable”.
“Unsmil reiterates his calls to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in all areas, allowing safe corridors for the evacuation of civilians trapped in intense conflict zones,” wrote the mission on X.
“Attacking and damaging civil infrastructure, physically harm civilians and compromising the life and security of the population can constitute crimes under international law. Officials will be responsible for their actions, “he added.
Clashes broke out between the Rada militia and the 444 brigade, faithful to Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, in key areas of Tripoli, whose port has reported the AFP news agency, citing a security source.
The manager described the fighting during “urban war” with intermittent clashes in residential areas and the use of light and medium weapons.
The fighting calmed down later Wednesday after the government announced a truce, the Reuters Tripoli news agency told Tripoli.
“The regular forces, in coordination with the relevant security authorities, began to take the necessary measures to ensure calm, including the deployment of neutral units,” said the Ministry of Defense of the Government.
Fight through Tripoli
The clashes broke out on Monday evening after Abdelghani al-Kikli, head of the support and stability apparatus (SSA), a militia which controls the southern district of Abu Salim, was killed.
According to local authorities, at least six people were killed in the fights on Monday.
While Tuesday morning was calm, the fighting restarted overnight with major battles in the capital.
For residents, the uncertainty brought by the attacks was “terrorizing,” said a father of three children in Reuters in the Dahra region.
“I had my family in a room to avoid random bombing,” he added.
Al-Dbeibah ordered what he calls irregular armed groups dismantled, including rada.
With the seizure of the SSA territory by allied factions in Al-Dbeibah, including brigades 444 and 111, Rada is the last important faction which is not combined with the Prime Minister.
Since the uprising supported by NATO 2011 which overthrew the longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has had trouble recovering.
In 2014, the country separated between an unrecognized government in Tripoli, led by Al-Dbeibah, and a rival administration in the east dominated by Commander Khalifa Haftar and his Autoprochean Libyan National Army.
