Following Friday’s Tripoli militia clashes, state recognized militias clashed briefly in Misrata yesterday to add to tensions in western Libya. The Joint Operations Force (JOF), aligned to caretaker Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, came under gunfire at an unofficial roadblock at the western entrance of Misrata yesterday. Heightened tensions demonstrate the urgent necessity for electionsCommenting on the Misrata clashes, U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland said yesterday: “Today’s clashes in Misrata demonstrate the dangerous prospect that the recent violence will escalate. Libya is still a militia dominated state – states that are recognized and subsidised by the rentier state’s oil money.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2022 10:20 UTC