Placeholder while article actions loadCAIRO — An attempt by one of Libya’s rival prime ministers to seat his government in the capital of Tripoli triggered clashes Tuesday between competing militias, forcing the newly appointed premier to leave the city. ArrowRight Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha’s office said he had arrived in Tripoli with a number of Cabinet ministers early Tuesday — three months after his appointment to lead an interim government. The move was likely to fuel more tensions between Libya’s rival administrations and in the morning, local media reported clashes between different militias and rival forces supporting the two sides in central Tripoli and elsewhere in the city. There was no comment from the government of embattled Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who is based in Tripoli. AdvertisementOver the weekend, rival militias clashed in Tripoli’s neighborhood of Janzour.

Source: Libya Today May 17, 2022 06:04 UTC