Forces loyal to Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, one of Libya’s two rival prime ministers, secure the streets of the capital, Tripoli, Tuesday May, 17, 2022. Clashes broke out in Tripoli after Dbeibah’s rival, Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, announced his arrival in the city on Tuesday morning. Bashagha, a former interior minister, was named prime minister by the country’s east-based parliament in February. But his rival, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, based in Tripoli, in the country's west, has refused to step down, insisting he will hand over power only to an elected government. “Libya will not be stopped by a city or region," Bashagha told reporters from Sirte late Tuesday, describing Tripoli as a “kidnaped city” held by his rival, Dbeibah.

Source: Libya Today May 18, 2022 15:58 UTC