(AFP)Cairo - Khaled MahmoudThe Libyan capital Tripoli is bracing itself for bloody clashes between militias loyal to the interim Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, and militias loyal to the government of “stability,” headed by Fathi Bashagha. Militias loyal to the rival governments have declared mobilization and have continued to amass their forces for a new round of fighting. Bashagha had recently called on Dbeibah to step down and clear the way for his government to prevent any bloodshed. In Tripoli, Dbeibah was installed last year through a UN-backed process to head the GNU and oversee an election that was scheduled to be held last December. After the election process collapsed with rival factions refusing to agree on the rules, the eastern-based parliament said Dbeibah's term had expired and it appointed Bashagha to lead a new government.
