Clashes West of Tripoli Hours after Unveiling of Libya Reconciliation Commission
Arab World
Cairo – Khaled Mahmoud
Violent clashes erupted on Monday morning between armed groups in the Libyan city of Surman, west of the capital Tripoli. The development took place hours after the Presidential Council, headed by Mohammed al-Menfi, officially announced the founding gathering of the national reconciliation commission. According to witnesses and locals the fighting broke out between militias from al-Zawiya that are tasked with guarding Surman prison and between a family in the al-Shaabiya area. Material damage was reported in the clashes. The Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, has yet to comment on the unrest. Meanwhile, the commission will bring together all active figures in the reconciliation process, taking into account the geographic, religious and cultural diversity of Libya and its men, women, youth and civil society. It will hold a series of meetings aimed at setting the vision that will help shape the commission and take the right decision about its leadership, with the hope of holding parliamentary and presidential elections as scheduled in December. Meanwhile, Speaker of the east-based parliament, Aguila Saleh, stressed on Sunday the need to hold the elections on time. He met with a delegation from the Senate Libya Corporation to discuss the reconciliation and efforts to bridge divides between the people. Separately, Dbeibeh kicked off on Sunday an official visit to Italy, his first since his appointment to his post earlier this year. Dbeibeh and the accompanying delegation will attend a business forum with major Italian companies that are interested in investing in Libya. He held talks with Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio ahead of the event.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3002806/clashes-west-tripoli-hours-after-unveiling-libya-reconciliation-commission
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