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| Sebha’s ‘Monkey War’ set to end after agreement accepted by Awlad Sulaiman and Qaddadfa |
| 2016-11-23 |
| [Libya Herald] Fighting in Sebha between the Alwad Sulaiman and Qaddadfa tribes which continued into its sixth day today appears to have been brought to an end. Fighting stopped late this afternoon, according to the city’s mayor Hamed Rafeh, following mediation by elders and notables from across Libya. An agreement by the two sides would be signed tomorrow, Wednesday, he told the Libya Herald. "We hope that all the fighting be over and people will open shops and offices", he said. He put the number of dead in the festivities in the mid 20s. Of those injured, which included 15 women and kiddies, 26 had been airlifted for urgent medical treatment to Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and Misrata, he said. The fighting between the long standing rivals was triggered when a monkey belonging a Qaddadfa shopkeeper supposedly annoyed girls from the Awlad Sulaiman, which then resulted in gunnies from the later killing both the monkey and its owner. The peace agreement has rendered obsolete a decision on Monday by the House of Representatives (HoR) to set up a committee to mediate between the two tribes and end the fighting. However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... of potentially equally importance, the HoR also created another committee to investigate the wider problems in the city. These will include the current crime wave, policing and the security, as well as Sebha’s healthcare crisis and environmental issues, notably a collapse of the sewerage system. |
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