Libya’s warring factions agreed on Monday to stop hostilities after nearly a week of deadly clashes south of the capital Tripoli. Under the truce, brokered by Bani Walid social council, fighters from the Tripoli Protection Force and the Seventh Brigade agreed to return to their respective cities. Fighting between the armed groups erupted last Wednesday and left 16 people dead and 65 others wounded, according to Libyan health authorities. Signatories of the new cease-fire also agreed on prisoners’ swap and an exchange of bodies of fighters killed in the clashes. The UN is pushing for elections to help stabilize Libya, but chronic violence has delayed plans for the vote.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 22, 2019 15:11 UTC