TRIPOLI: Fresh gunbattles have erupted in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said on Wednesday — just a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade in key areas of Tripoli, including the port, the source said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The official described the fighting as "urban warfare", with intermittent clashes in residential areas involving light and medium weapons. In other areas, heavy weapons were being used to target rival positions.
Fighting now extended in southern and western Tripoli as Radaa and "groups supporting it came as reinforcements against the 444 Brigade", the interior ministry source said. The United Nations mission in Libya said it was "deeply alarmed by escalating violence in densely populated neighbourhoods of Tripoli for the second night in a row". In a statement, it called for "an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in all areas, allowing safe corridors for the evacuation of civilians trapped in intense conflict zones". — AFP
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