Six people were killed and 12 wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan city of Gharyan, several sources said. Citing “local sources”, Bawabat Al-Wasat reported that a “fight for power” was the main cause of the clashes between the Stabilization Support Apparatus, led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kakli, known as Ghaniwa, and the Joint Security Force under the command of Abdul-Khaliq al-Daikh. Dbeibeh established joint operations room led by Abdul Salam Al-Zoubi and composed of several security and military agencies loyal to his government. During the clashes, eyewitnesses reported a heavy presence of drones that took off from the Mitiga airbase in Tripoli towards Gharyan. Director of Gharyan Hospital, Khaled Zuwait, told Al-Masar TV channel that the violent clashes caused the death of six people with 12 injured.

Source: Libya Today October 30, 2023 13:38 UTC