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Who fought who in Tripoli last week, and why

Calm has returned to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after two days of violent clashes between two militia groups that left 32 dead and 159 injured, according to the Ministry of Health in Tripoli. Most casualties were civilians, as the heaviest fighting took place in densely populated parts of the city. …

Al-Mismari says Haftar’s forces don’t support any party of the conflict

The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar’s forces Ahmed Al-Mismari said they don’t support any party in the clashes that have taken place in Tripoli recently, telling Italian NOVA news agency that their forces haven’t taken part of the Tripoli clashes and are not backing up any of the political parties to …

Presidency Council dissolves all Joint Military Operations Chambers – including Juwaily’s

Najwa Wheba, the Official Spokesperson for the Presidency Council (PC), confirmed in a telephone interview on Libyan media yesterday the circulating reports that the PC had indeed dissolved all the Joint Military Operations Chambers (Rooms). The PC is the Supreme Military Commander in Libya.

Interior Minister Mazen sacked after Tripoli militia clashes – tense ceasefire achieved

After widespread and serious militia clashes in Tripoli overnight Friday, which went on until Friday afternoon, caretaker Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba yesterday sacked his Interior Minister Khaled Mazen. Bader Aldeen Al-Tumi, the Minister for Local Government has been appointed as Acting Interior Minister.