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2012-04-04 Africa North

Heavy fighting
... as opposed to the more usual light or sporadic fighting...
between gunnies in western Libya yesterday killed four people and left several more maimed, a local official told AFP.

"At least four people were killed today but that number could rise," said Othman Ben Sassi, a member of the ruling National Transitional Council, and a native of Zwarah, 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of thich 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...
, near Tunisia.

He added that the exact number of casualties remained unknown.

"The situation is critical in Zwarah. It is being hit by rockets fired from the (nearby) towns of Regdalin and Jamil," he said.

Tensions have simmered in and around Zwarah since the collapse of slain leader Moamer Qadaffy's regime last October. Residents there were accused of supporting the dictator during the 2011 conflict.

Libyan Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelali told journalists on Tuesday that efforts were underway to put an end to the fighting.

"The interior ministry has sent a force of 200 men towards the region," he said, urging both sides to act with restraint.

These festivities come soon after tribal fighting in the southern city of Sabha, which left more than 147 dead and 395 maimed in a week, before the government imposed a ceasefire.

The interim government has struggled to impose its authority on dozens of brigades comprising of former rebels who fought against Qadaffy's forces and who now have become a law unto themselves.

Tribesmen, militias and residents of several regions have shown little hesitation in using force to settle disputes.

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