The divisions have sparked several incidents of violence in Tripoli in recent months, but most have been over in a matter of hours. The Libyan Presidential Council, based in Tripoli, said all forces involved in the clashes should go back to their bases immediately. Malek Merset, another emergency spokesman, said 200 people had already fled the area, some of them who were attending a wedding. However, there were indications it was part of the ongoing power struggle between militias backing the country's rival administrations. An attempt in May by Basghagha to install his government in Tripoli also ended in clashes that killed one, after which he withdrew.

Source: Libya Today July 22, 2022 15:24 UTC