Fighting late Sunday broke out between rival forces equipped with heavy weapons, with one group linked to the defence ministry and the other to the interior ministry, local media reported. Libya's ambulance service reported five dead, including a 10-year-old girl, and 13 injured in Zawiyah, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the deadly clashes. "The UN in Libya is greatly concerned about reports that civilians were injured and killed during armed clashes in Zawiyah," it tweeted. In late August, fighting between rival militias in Tripoli left 32 people dead and 159 injured.

Source: Libya Today September 27, 2022 02:20 UTC