Deadly clashes broke out Saturday in Libya’s capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. The U.N. mission in Libya said the fighting involved “indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighborhoods” of Tripoli. Later Saturday, more militias joined the fighting, which spread in different areas in the capital. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s government, which is based in Tripoli, said the clashes broke out when one militia fired at another. An attempt in May by Bashagha to install his government in Tripoli triggered clashes that ended with his withdrawal from the capital.

Source: Libya Today August 27, 2022 19:22 UTC