Muna al-Muqdam, the municipal council member, said two people were killed in the initial clashes but air strikes later targeted three positions in the town bringing the total death toll to eight. Dbeibah, whose government is backed by Turkey, has previously used drones to target rival factions in fighting in western Libya. Libya has had little peace since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi and it split in 2014 between rival eastern and western factions, dragging in regional powers. Eastern factions demand Dbeibah steps aside before any move towards an election seen by the United Nations as the only solution to years of conflict. The situation is under control," council member Muqdam said.

Source: Libya Today October 31, 2023 18:15 UTC