Since early Tuesday, clashes have erupted in west Tripoli areas of Gurji, Hay Al-Andalus, Dreibi, Hay Al-Islami, Gergaresh, and Ghout Shaal. The clashes broke out between the residents of the areas backed up with forces of Tripoli security departments and Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade on one hand, and Misrata and Western Mountain brigades positioned in those areas. According to eyewitnesses, the forces of Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade and Tripoli security department stormed into Hay Al-Andalus and Gurji on Tuesday dawn and then clashes took place in a bid to push the armed groups out, leaving casualties from both sides and considerable material damage in the areas. Tripoli security department vowed Tuesday to cleanse the central Hay Al-Andalus area from the groups which are hindering the work of police and other security departments in the area. Until now, the security situation in the areas of the clashes is very dangerously tense as clashes have taken a break.

Source: Libya Observer March 14, 2017 16:40 UTC