One person has been killed as clashes erupted between armed groups in Tripoli, Libya’s capital. The Friday clashes followed the country reeling from a failed coup attempt three weeks ago. The intense fighting involved two influential militias from western Libya, local media reported. Last month, politician Fathi Bashagha attempted to seize power by force, sparking pre-dawn clashes between armed groups supporting him and those backing interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah. The Tripoli-based February TV channel announced that the 444th Brigade of the Defense Ministry was deployed to the Suk es-Sulesa region where the clashes erupted to quell the crisis and rescue families that were trapped.

Source: Libya Today June 11, 2022 09:19 UTC