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Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill over 30

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital a day after clashes killed over 30 people and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm

The Independent UK

What we know about Libya’s worst fighting in two years

At least 32 people killed in the clashes amid fears of escalating violence in the country with two competing PMs.

Al Jazeera

Tripoli calm, Libya riven after worst fighting in years

Charred cars and buildings pockmarked by bullets scarred Libya's capital on Sunday, the day after intense fighting killed 32 people yet appeared to leave the Tripoli government more firmly entrenched.

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UAE Condemns Violence in Libya, Urges End to Military Operations

The United Arab Emirates condemned on Sunday the violence in Libya and called on all parties to immediately halt military operations, preserve the safety of civilians, government headquarters, and property, and exercise the utmost restraint to end the current crisis. The UAE urged parties to set aside division, restore calm…

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OIC Expresses Concern over Clashes in Libya

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation urged all conflicting parties in Libya on Saturday to stop violence and resort to dialogue after recent clashes that left around 23 people dead. In a statement, the OIC said it is following up with great concern on the security developments in the Libyan capital,…

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Libya Capital Remains Tense a Day after Clashes Kill over 30

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against…

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32 killed in Libya’s Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war

Deadly clashes rock Libya’s capital, raising fears of a return to full-blown war amid a months-long political standoff.

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Clashes kill 32 in Libya's capital sparking fears of new armed conflict

Deadly clashes break out in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate.

ABC News

More than 30 people were killed as militias fight each other in Libya's capital

Residents fear the fighting that capped a monthslong political deadlock could explode into a wider war and a return to the peaks of Libya's long-running conflict.

WEKU

Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil war

Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people, the health ministry said Sunday in a new toll, after a battle that sparked fears of a major new conflict.

France 24

Deadly Battles Erupt Across Tripoli as UN, US Express Concern

Rival factions battled across Libya's capital on Saturday in the worst fighting for two years and portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. The Tripoli government's health ministry gave a preliminary death toll of 12 people, with 87 injured, but did not say how many were civilians…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Clashes erupt in Libyan capital, amid fears of a return to civil war

Rival groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli overnight Friday and into Saturday, raising fears of all-out conflict in the country which is struggling to end a grave political crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Convoy of Libya's Bashagha heading to Tripoli, eyewitness says

A military convoy affiliated with the parliament-backed administration of Fathi Bashagha was heading towards Tripoli on Saturday from Zlitan near Misrata, an eyewitness said.

Reuters

Libyan official: 1 killed, 5 wounded in Tripoli clashes

A Libyan official says clashes have broken out between rival militias in Libya’s capital, killing at least one civilian and wounding five others

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Al Jazeera

Deadly clashes between rival armed groups erupt in Libyan capital

Violence comes in the wake of a build-up of rival forces in the capital Tripoli over the past week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Official: 1 Killed, 5 Wounded in Tripoli Clashes

Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted until Saturday morning, with rival factions exchanging heavy gunfire and the sounds of several loud blasts ricocheting around the city. Pictures and video shared online of the city center showed military vehicles speeding through the streets, fighters shooting and local…

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Tripoli Becomes Military Base amid Fears of War in Libya

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, turned into a military base amid fears of war between the militias supported by Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, head of the interim government, and fighters backed by parliament-appointed Fathi Bashagha, who chairs the unity cabinet. The commander of the western military region, Major General Osama al-Juwaili, said…

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Lebanese Submarine Finds 7 Bodies from April Migrant Sinking

A Lebanese submarine has found the remains of at least seven migrants who drowned when their boat sank earlier this year off the coast of Lebanon with about 30 people on board, the navy announced Friday. The boat, carrying around 80 Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians trying to migrate by sea…

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Lebanon: Sunken Tripoli Boat Found Off City’s Shore

A submarine that launched search operations on Tuesday was able to locate the sunken migrant boat, that drowned back in April, off the shores of the Lebanese northern city of Tripoli. The rescue teams launched operations to retrieve the bodies of the victims. The boat capsized off the Lebanese coast…

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Libya Braces for Bloody Clashes between Militias Loyal to Dbeibah, Bashagha

The Libyan capital Tripoli is bracing itself for bloody clashes between militias loyal to the interim Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, and militias loyal to the government of “stability,” headed by Fathi Bashagha. Libya has been enmeshed in a stalemate for months after the eastern-based parliament…

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UN Urges ‘Immediate De-escalation’ in Libya

The United Nations on Tuesday voiced "deep concern" over growing tensions between rival Libyan forces, calling for "immediate" moves to calm the situation. The UN's mission UNSMIL said it was "following with deep concern the ongoing mobilization of forces and threats to resort to force" by groups vying for control…

The Independent UK

Lebanese navy tries to recover bodies after April sinking

The Lebanese navy is using a submarine to try and recover about 30 bodies trapped inside a ship that sunk four months ago with about 80 migrants on board off the Lebanese city of Tripoli

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Mediates between Libya’s Parliament, High Council of State

The Libyan Presidential Council sought US mediation to resolve the ongoing disputes between the Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR), Aguila Saleh, and the Chairman of the High Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Mishri. The US and the international and local community fear an outbreak of a new armed…

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US Welcomes Resumption of Flights Between Egypt, Libya

The US welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Tripoli and Cairo, which followed similar agreements with other regional capitals. “The United States welcomes the resumption of direct passenger flights between Tripoli and Egypt following similar agreements with other regional capitals,” the US embassy in Libya tweeted. “We encourage and…

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Lebanese Buyer Cancels Order of Ukrainian Shipment After 5-Month Delay

A Lebanese buyer refused to accept a grain cargo from Ukraine, citing a delay in delivery terms, announced the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut. The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, left the port of Odesa on the Black Sea in August, carrying 26,000 tons of…

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