Al-Burki and Ganiewa armed brigades continued Friday their heavy exchange of fire in Tripoli for the second day. Both rival groups engaged in heavy street fighting in Abu Salim neighborhood leaving around 10 gunmen from both sides dead. The two warring groups traded accusations over abduction of their fighters, igniting the clashes in densely populated areas. The Libyan Red Crescent managed to evacuate a family from the clashes zone while many others are still trapped. Ganiewa armed group, which is under the Interior Ministry of Presidency Council, claimed on Friday its control of Al-Burki’s barracks, but the latter was quick to deny this.

Source: Libya Observer February 24, 2017 14:15 UTC