At least 40 people have been killed when rival ethnic minorities clashed in southern Libya, AFP reported Wednesday.
A local official said gunmen from the Toubou and Tuareg minorities fought in the oasis city of Sabha in the Sahara, displacing hundreds of families.
The Toubou — in the southeast — faced nationwide discrimination under Muammar Ghaddafi and fought in the uprising in 2011, while the Tuareg — in the southwest — supported Ghaddafi.
Libya has been facing instability since the revolution four years ago, after which rival governments began competing for power. In the south, the Toubou, Tuareg, and Arabs all set up competing militia and clash over sparse resources, according to AFP.
The Tripoli-based government supports the Tuareg with arms, while the internationally recognized government in the east supports the Toubou.
