Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital resumes for a second day amid reports of injuries and deaths. The military commander at the centre of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has been freed, a day after his detention triggered the worst violence Tripoli has seen this year. Long-standing divisions have sparked several incidents of violence in Tripoli in recent years, although most have been over in a matter of hours. “Hamza has been quite formidable” in the negotiations with rival military forces, El Gomati said. The embassies of the United States and the United Kingdom in Libya both issued online statements expressing their concerns about the escalating violence around Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today August 15, 2023 15:27 UTC