At least 55 people died and 146 were injured in the combats registered since Monday in tripoli between two influential armed groups, reported Wednesday the Emergency Medicine Center (CMU).
The fighting began on Monday due to the arrest of Colonel mahmoud hamzacommander of the Brigade 444by members of the rada force.
On Tuesday night, the “social council”, made up of notables from Soug al Joumaasector of the southeast of tripoli and stronghold of the Rada Force, announced that Hamza was to be moved to a neutral zone.
This measure allowed to calm the situation on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
On her side, the Arab league He expressed his “deep concern” on Wednesday over the violent clashes between the two powerful Libyan militias.
“The Arab league calls for the immediate cessation of violence,” the pan-Arab body said in a statement, in which it expressed its “deep concern over the armed clashes that resulted in civilian casualties.”
The note urged “all Libyan authorities to take measures to restore security”, and stressed “the importance of accelerate the unification of state institutions (Libyan) and complete the transition process with the holding of elections as soon as possible”.
