Several groups aligned with Bashagha in Tripoli appeared to have lost control of territory inside the capital on Saturday. Attempts by other forces, aligned to him and trying to advance into the capital from the west and south, appeared to stall. A main military convoy that set out from Misrata, east of Tripoli, where Bashagha has been based for weeks, turned back before reaching the capital. A top pro-Bashagha commander Osama Juweili said Saturday’s fighting had been triggered by friction between armed forces in Tripoli. Fire fighters were still trying to extinguish a blaze in a Tripoli apartment block on Sunday morning.

The Health Ministry said that the Sunday death toll sparked fears of a significant new conflict, reported Arab News. Six hospitals were hit and ambulances were unable to reach areas affected by the clashes, the ministry had said earlier, condemning "war crimes," reported Arab News. The Government of National Unity (GNU) of Abdulhamid Dbeibah said fighting had broken out after negotiations to avoid bloodshed in the western city collapsed, reported Arab News. Local media reported later Saturday that a group of pro-Bashagha militias that were making their way to the capital from Misrata had turned back, reported Arab News. Last month, clashes between rival groups in Tripoli left 16 people dead, including a child.

Tripoli: Flights resumed and shops re-opened in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 32 people and sparked fears of major new conflict. Armed groups had exchanged fire that damaged several hospitals and set buildings on fire starting Friday evening, the worst fighting in the Libyan capital since a landmark 2020 ceasefire. On Saturday evening, Dbeibah posted a video of himself surrounded by bodyguards and greeting fighters supporting his administration. On Saturday evening Dbeibah ordered the arrest of anyone involved in the “attack on Tripoli”, both civilian and military. “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 on Twitter.

QNADoha: Qatar said yesterday it was following developments in the Libyan capital Tripoli with great concern and called on all parties to avoid escalation, stem bloodshed, give priority to the voice of wisdom and the interests of the Libyan people, and settle differences through dialogue. In a statement issued yesterday, the Foreign Ministry stressed the need for the Libyan parties to work to ensure the protection of civilians and facilities, and to consider this a top priority. The Ministry reiterated Qatar’s full support for the Libyan political path, the relevant Security Council resolutions, and all peaceful solutions that preserve Libya’s unity, stability and sovereignty, and achieve the aspirations of its people for development and prosperity.

CAIRO – 28 August 2022: Egypt has called on all Libyan parties, national forces and social components to stop the escalation of violence, enter into dialogue, avoid violence and restraint to put an end to bloodshed, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Saturday evening. Egypt also affirmed that there is a need to protect civilians and achieve calm in a way that preserves the Libyan people’s security, stability and capabilities and upholds the supreme interest, the statement said. Egypt is keen on reaching a consensual Libyan-Libyan solution in a way that meets their aspirations and vision to move towards the future and achieve the desired stability in Libya, the statement continued. The Ministry of Interior of Bashagha announced that the absence of the security institutions is the main cause of the clashes, Al Hadath reported. Also, the UN mission to Libya and the Arab League voiced their concerns, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

At least 23 people were killed and dozens more were wounded during the fighting, the health ministry in Tripoli said. [Source: BBC News]The UN has called for an immediate stop to hostilities in Libya following a day of deadly clashes between political factions in the capital Tripoli. At least 23 people were killed and dozens more were wounded during the fighting, the health ministry in Tripoli said. The UN’s Libya mission said the fighting had included “the indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighbourhoods” and called for an immediate ceasefire. But the stability that led to its prosperity has been shattered and Tripoli has seen frequent fighting between rival forces since 2011.

Clashes between militias backed by Libya’s rival governments have killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens more, according to the country’s health ministry. The fighting in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday was the worst there in two years and has raised fears the country could plunge back into full-blown war. Merset said emergency services were still trying to evacuate wounded and civilians trapped in the fighting, which erupted overnight and continued into Saturday evening. Bashagha, who is backed by Libya’s parliament and eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar, says the GNU’s mandate has expired. Dbeibah later posted a video online showing him visiting fighters in the city after clashes stopped.

TRIPOLI: Clashes between backers of Libya4s rival governments killed at least 13 people and damaged six hospitals in Tripoli on Saturday, sparking fears that a political crisis could spiral into a major new armed conflict. An AFP correspondent saw dozens of charred cars and buildings riddled with bullet holes or burnt, and said clashes continued into Saturday evening. In an updated toll, the health ministry in Tripoli said 13 people had been killed and 95 wounded in the fighting. Six hospitals were hit and ambulances were unable to reach areas affected by the clashes, the ministry had said earlier, condemning “war crimes”. The UN4s Libya mission called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities”, citing “ongoing armed clashes including indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighbourhoods”.

(CNN) At least 32 people have died and 159 have been injured in violent clashes between rival Libyan militias across the country's capital of Tripoli, according to an update from the country's Ministry of Health. Intense fighting erupted in the capital overnight as rival factions exchanged intense gunfire and several loud explosions resounded across the city. Libya has been split between warring factions since 2014, following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Moammar Gadhafi. The country's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, the head of the GNU, is based in Tripoli in the western part of Libya. The parliament building in Tobruk in the east of the country is the seat of a rival government led by Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha.

Rival factions battled across Libya's capital on Saturday in the worst fighting there in two years as a months-long political standoff burst into urban warfare that threatens to escalate into a wider conflict. Dbeibah later posted a video online showing him visiting fighters in the city after clashes stopped. In Janzour in northwest Tripoli, a main access point for some pro-Bashagha forces, local people reported intense clashes. Bashagha attempted to enter Tripoli in May, leading to a shootout and his departure from the city. Since then, however, a series of deals have brought realignments of some armed factions within the main coalitions facing off around Tripoli.

On Saturday, armed forces of the internationally recognised government tried to push back a convoy of militia loyal to Fathi Bashagha - the man who is recognised as prime minister by a rival, eastern parliament and is vying for control of the country.

The clashes pitted the Tripoli Revolutionaries' Brigade militia, led by Haitham Tajouri, against another militia allied with Abdel-Ghani al-Kikli, an infamous warlord known as "Gheniwa," according to local media. Later on Saturday, more militias joined the fighting which spread in different areas in the capital.

Libyan Health Ministry officials say clashes broke out between rival militias in Tripoli, killing at least 23 civilians and wounding 140 othersDamaged vehicles are pictured in a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 27, 2022, following clashes between rival Libyan groups. | Photo Credit: AFPLibyan Health Ministry officials say clashes broke out between rival militias in Tripoli, killing at least 23 civilians and wounding 140 othersDeadly clashes broke out on Saturday in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. At least 23 people were killed and 140 more wounded, the Health Ministry said. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s government, which is based in Tripoli, claimed 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.

"(The secretary-general) urges the Libyan parties to engage in a genuine dialogue to address the ongoing political impasse and not to use force to resolve their differences. He further calls on the parties to protect civilians and refrain from taking any actions that could escalate tensions and deepen divisions," Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general said.

At least 23 people have been killed after deadly clashes broke out on Saturday in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, signalling a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. The escalation threatens to shatter the relative calm Libya has enjoyed for most of the past two years. The oil-rich nation plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed long-time autocrat Moammar Gaddafi in 2011. The U.N. mission in Libya said the fighting involved “indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighbourhoods” of Tripoli. An attempt in May by Bashagha to install his government in Tripoli triggered clashes that ended with his withdrawal from the capital.