The Libyan capital’s only working international airport remained closed to flights on Tuesday, the airport said, a day after fighting killed at least 20 people and damaged several planes.

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) warned Libyan parties in Greater Tripoli against attacking civilians and state institutions, in reaction to the deadly clashes that hit Mitiga Airport Monday morning.

The Faiez Serraj led Presidency Council (PC) declared a local state of emergency around Tripoli’s Maetiga airport today after a coalition of militias aligned to it successfully repelled an attack on the airport compound.

The Libyan Health Ministry of the Tripoli-based government reported Monday evening that 20 people were killed and 60 others injured in the fierce fighting that erupted this morning around Mitiga Airport in Tripoli.

Two staffers from the International Organization for Migration were kidnapped by unknown gunmen along with the driver on the road between Sabha and Al-Shatea district in southern Libya, a security source reported.

Unknown gunmen armed with an RPG attacked the home of the Presidency Council’s (PC) defence minister Mahdi Al-Bargathi yesterday, though no one was hurt.

The commander of the Presidency Council’s (PC) western military zone Usama Juwaili has officially taken charge of the Ras Jedir border and its environs days after launching an offensive on the area.

The commander of the self-styled Libyan Army in the eastern region, Khalifa Haftar, has lashed out at the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, describing him as a naive in politics, saying it is “illogical” that some will expect Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to run for the elections …

Libya’s UN-backed unity government yesterday announced an end of military operations near the border with Tunisia.

Work was resumed at the Ras Ajdir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia on Saturday, one day after deadly clashes left two people dead.