The United Nations on Tuesday voiced “deep concern” over growing tensions between rival Libyan forces, calling for “immediate” moves to calm the situation. Libya has been ravaged by repeated conflicts since the 2011 revolt that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi. AdvertisementA long-running political crisis deepened in February when an eastern-based parliament picked former interior minister Fathi Bashagha to replace the government of Abdulhamid Dbeibah. On Tuesday, Bashagha’s office issued a statement urging “Libyan men of honour” to drop their support for Dbeibah’s “obsolete and illegitimate” administration. Last month, the most deadly clashes between rival groups in Tripoli since 2020 left 16 people dead including a child.

Source: Libya Today August 23, 2022 20:56 UTC