27 killed in clashes in Libya and 100 wounded

Published August 16th, 2023 - 05:36 GMT
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ALBAWABA - The Emergency Medicine Centre in Libya said that at least 27 Libyans have been killed and more than 100 were injured in the ongoing battles between two leading armed groups in the capital city Tripoli.

The social council in the southeastern suburb of Soug el-Joumaa, a stronghold of the Al-Radaa force, announced an agreement had been reached with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, head of the UN-recognized government based in the capital, for Hamza to be handed over to a "neutral party" France24 reported. The council added that a ceasefire would follow the transfer of the force's commander and late Tuesday the fighting abated.

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