Some of the fiercest clashes in two years in Libya’s capital between militias loyal to rival political leaders have left nearly three dozen people dead, as neighborhoods became battlefields and residents hunkered down in their homes, fearing a return to war in the country. At least 32 people were killed in street-to-street fighting on Saturday, some of them civilians, and more than 150 others were wounded, according to the health ministry. For years, Libya has been fractured between rival governments and prime ministers — and the militias they control. The internationally recognized Libyan government is led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba and based in the capital, Tripoli, in the country’s west.

Source: Libya Today August 28, 2022 20:05 UTC