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Clashes hit Libya's Tripoli once again |
2019-03-18 |
[Libya Observer] Western 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... areas saw heavy fighting late on Saturday and early on Sunday between National Mobile Force and an gang of the general security apparatus, eyewitnesses reported. The eyewitnesses added that the festivities in Ghout al-Shaal and al-Ghiran areas were triggered as anti-Khalifa Haftar ![]() forces' button men handed over a pro-Haftar fighter named Mohammed al-Kashik to the mobile force. Al-Kashik later denied the news of his detention on his Facebook page and then calm descended on the area. Al-Kashik is pro-Haftar fighter who was involved in 2014 fighting in Tripoli. He then escaped to Zintan but is currently working at the general security apparatus headed by Emad al-Tarabulsi, who was pro-Haftar but later joined the Presidential Council and was tasked in security posts in western Tripoli. No official statements have been made yet about the fighting. |
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