Tensions Flare between Militias in Libyan Capital
Arab World
Cairo – Khaled Mahmoud
Tensions flared in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after a member of a militia, which is affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA), was killed by rival militants. The victim was a member of Brigade 444 of the GNA deterrence forces. He was killed on Saturday by members of the pro-GNA Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade, headed by Ayoub Abu Ras, in the Salaheddine area. Rival militants soon took to the streets of Tripoli in wake of the development. Witnesses said that clashes erupted between them near the Mitiga military base and airport, which is controlled by the Deterrence Forces. The security situation in western Libya was discussed during meeting between GNA Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha and Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga. Meanwhile, Prime Minister-designate Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said he will complete his cabinet lineup within the upcoming two days. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of his aides told Asharq Al-Awsat that the lineup will be submitted to the Presidential Council and parliament “very soon.” Dbeibeh has until March 19 to receive the parliament’s vote of confidence. Separately, five members of the Libyan National Dialogue Forum urged the UN to release a report about alleged political corruption among the panel members. The UN had submitted the report to the Security Council. The forum members called on the organization to publish the report to put an end to rumors that some of them had received political bribes.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2833926/tensions-flare-between-militias-libyan-capital
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