Tripoli - Libya's internationally recognised government yesterday announced a new ceasefire deal to end a month of fighting between rival militias south of Tripoli that has left more than 100 dead. The agreement was signed by representatives of the capital and the town of Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli, the interior ministry said in a statement. The deal ratified by interior minister Abdessalem Ashour calls for the rivals to implement a UN-brokered accord, signed on September 4, to form a joint security force of police from Tripoli and Tarhuna to patrol the capital's southern suburbs. The Government of National Accord (GNA), in a statement, welcomed the halt to fighting that already took effect on Tuesday. The latest feud has pitted armed groups from Tarhuna and Libya's third city Misrata against militia forces from Tripoli under the nominal control of the GNA.

Source: Philippine Star September 26, 2018 17:15 UTC