Smoke rises in the sky following clashes in Tripoli, Libya on August 27, 2022. TRIPOLI, Libya – Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted into Saturday, August 27, with rival factions exchanging heavy gunfire and the sounds of several loud blasts ricocheting around the city. The United Nations’ Libya mission voiced concern at the fighting, including what it called medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighborhoods. The main Libyan standoff pits the GNU in Tripoli under Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah against a rival administration under Fathi Bashagha, which is backed by the eastern-based parliament. This week factions backing Dbeibah paraded around Tripoli in a show of force, saying they would not allow Bashagha to enter.

Source: Libya Today August 27, 2022 19:33 UTC