Militia infighting that erupted over the weekend in western Libya and killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, continued Monday, authorities said. Along with the five who were killed, at least 13 other civilians were wounded in the clashes, the Health Ministry’s emergency services said. He said emergency services were still trying to evacuate trapped civilians. In a statement following the cease-fire, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemned the militias’ “use of heavy artillery in densely populated neighborhoods” and called for the “unconditional protection of civilians.”Violence has regularly escalated between militias in western Libya. In August, clashes in the capital of Tripoli killed more than 30 people — one of the deadliest bouts of fighting in Libya in many months.

Source: Libya Today September 27, 2022 07:01 UTC