Clashes between armed groups, the worst in years in Tripoli, began to ease today after the release of the commander of the so-called Brigade 444, whose capture had sparked the unrest.
At least 55 people were killed and 146 others were injured during the bloody riots that broke out in the last few days in Tripoli, according to a representative of the center of immediate medical assistance in the Libyan capital.
Clashes between armed groups, the worst in years in Tripoli, began to ease today after the release of the commander of the so-called Brigade 444, whose capture had sparked the unrest.
The so-called Special Interdiction Force agreed to release the commander of 444 Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, whom it was holding captive.
Hamza was handed over to a third armed group, the Stabilization Support Mechanism, after the security forces maintained a stance of neutrality under the ceasefire agreement.
Libya has been in chaos since 2011, when a NATO-backed uprising toppled the regime of Colonel Gaddafi. In the oil-rich country, two rival governments have been fighting for power ever since: one in the west and the other in the east.
Last summer, clashes between the Special Deterrence Force and other armed groups killed at least 50 people in the Libyan capital.
Source :Skai
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