Tripoli and its surroundings have been witnessing since the past week deadly clashes between militias leaving UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) powerless to bring order. Residents of Tripoli and several other cities Monday reported that they could not access the social media facebook while other websites remain accessible. The spokesman for the Libyan Telecommunication and Technology utility (LTT) Mourad Bilal said Facebook went down due to a dysfunction in the international cables’ service provider, local media Libya Express reports. The PC said fighting, which is still raging in the capital, affected oil facilities and Mitiga airport due to rocket firing. Facebook has emerged in Libya as the main source of infor-mation with officials, ministries and armed groups that effec-tively control the country posting statements there.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 04, 2018 13:52 UTC