Spokesman for the Administrative Control Authority Ayman al-Galidi confirmed the release of the head of the Administrative Control Authority, Nasr Ali Hassan after the completion of investigations.

The Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior (MoI), aligned to the internationally-recognized Faiez Serraj Presidency Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA), has announced that it has started to implement the newly-agreed “security arrangements”.

Libya’s militia problem is worse than the militia problems of Lebanon, Ghassan Salame, the head of UNSMIL has said.

After a month of bloody warfare among militias around Tripoli, an uneasy cease-fire is in place in Libya’s desperate capital.

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) praised on Saturday the new security arrangements in the Libyan capital Tripoli adopted by the Government of National Accord.

Libya’s Ministry of Interior, aligned to the internationally recognised Libyan Presidency Council and Government of National Accord led by Faiez Serraj, announced yesterday that it had taken over the security of Tripoli port.

Fighting which engulfed the Libyan capital, Tripoli, since August 26, ended on September 26, leaving 117 dead and 581 injured including many children.

The World Bank has concluded that on-gong clashes by Libya’s militias will continue to hamper growth. It implies that as long as Libya is a rentier state, militias will continue to compete for its resources. The conclusions came in the World Bank’s October 2018 Libya Economic Outlook report.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 40 civilian casualties –18 deaths and 22 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya From 1 September to 31 September 2018.

The rise of “super militias,” which last  month triggered the worst spasm of violence in the Libyan capital Tripoli in four years, has exposed the weakness of Western efforts to stabilize Libya while creating an opening for the Islamic State to resurrect itself in North Africa.