The United Nations mission to Libya has expressed concern over clashes in Tripoli after a night of heavy fire between militias in the capital. Some accused two of the city's powerful militias of infighting. In response, the country's east-based politicians have elected a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, a powerful former interior minister who is now operating a separate administration out of the city of Sirte. His rival, Bashagha, in a series of tweets called on armed groups to surrender their weapons. Last month, Bashagha entered Tripoli and attempted to install his government there but left within hours after fighting broke out that killed one person.

Source: Libya Today June 11, 2022 18:32 UTC