Libya clashes death toll rises to 32, and 159 wounded: ministryDamaged vehicles are pictured on a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday following clashes between rival Libyan groups. TRIPOLI: Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people, the health ministry said Sunday in a new toll, after a battle that sparked fears of major new conflict. Libya plunged into chaos following the 2011 overthrow and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a Western-backed uprising, with myriad armed groups and foreign powers moving to fill the power vacuum. The UN's Libya mission called for "an immediate cessation of hostilities", citing "ongoing armed clashes including indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighbourhoods". "The armed groups that found themselves on the same side in yesterday's Tripoli fighting will tomorrow clash over turf, positions and budgets," he wrote.

Source: Libya Today August 28, 2022 17:44 UTC