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| Deadly tribal clashes continue in Sebha |
| 2014-01-12 |
| [Libya Herald] Violent festivities between Tebu rustics and members of the Awlad Sulieman clan are ongoing in Sebha this evening where casualties are estimated to include at least 19 dead and 45 maimed. The head of Sebha's local council, Ayoub Al-Zaroug, compared scenes today on the ground to a war zone, describing street battles and the frequent sound of heavy artillery. He told the Libya Herald that, while the chaos of fighting made it impossible to know exact figures, reports indicated that 19 had been killed in the festivities. Sebha Airport has been closed due to the fighting and all flights have been cancelled. Fighting erupted in Sebha last night following the liquidation of one of the city's revolutionary commanders, Mansour Al-Aswad, by Tebu gunnies in Traghen. The killing was said to have been in Dire Revenge™ for the deaths of over 40 Tebus during festivities in Sebha nearly two years ago. As fighting continues tonight in the city, with no end in sight, there are fears that the tribal violence seen during three days of fighting in Sebha in March 2012, which left 40 Tebus and 30 members of the Arab Awlad Sulieman tribe dead, has returned. The security situation in Sebha has tanked in recent months, with sporadic shootouts and liquidations becoming commonplace. At the end of December, Sebha Local Council was forced to suspend work because of security concerns. |
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