Violations in opposition of Tripoli’s already-fragile truce continued against a backdrop of missiles targeting the Libyan capital's vicinity and airport. Inbound and outbound flights scheduled for the capital’s airport were redirected to the Misrata International Airport.
Reports warned against rising tensions spreading south of the capital and the closure of vital infrastructure.
Expressing impatience with militias violating the ceasefire agreement, United Nations Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said that the international body has the identity of attackers that targeted Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Government of National Accord headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj sought to prevent the collapse of the truce between militias.
Sarraj and Salamé held a two-day meeting to discuss security arrangements in Tripoli, in the presence of military commanders from different parts of western Libya. Salamé hinted at international sanction facing those involved in breaching the truce.
Salamé on Wednesday announced readiness to deal with violations of the cease-fire agreement in the Libyan capital Tripoli. He made the remarks during a special security meeting in Tripoli with Libyan prime minister and military officials.
"There is readiness by the international community to deal firmly with those who manipulate or violate the ceasefire," he said during the meeting.
Salamé also revealed that he will meet with foreign ambassadors to Libya to "discuss the latest cease-fire violations and those behind them."
Libya's capital Tripoli recently witnessed violent clashes between government forces and the "7th Brigade" militia from the city of Tarhuna, some 80 km southeast Tripoli, killing at least 78 and injuring 210 others.
The UN Mission in Libya last week brokered a ceasefire between the fighting parties in the capital. However, the 7th Brigade threatened to break the truce and resume fighting to "eliminate crime and gangs in Tripoli."
On another hand, the United States, in coordination with the UN Security Council’s Libya Sanctions Committee, imposed financial sanctions on Libyan militia leader Ibrahim Jadran (Jadhran).
The statement said that consequently, all of Jadhran’s assets within US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him. In addition, the corresponding UN sanctions require all UN Member States to impose an asset freeze and travel ban.
In June 2018, forces led by Jadhran violently attacked and seized control of the Libyan oil ports Ras Lanuf and Al Sidra.
