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Al-Ahram Weekly
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Clashes in Libyan capital, armed group leader killed: Media - Region
Violent clashes between rival armed groups rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Monday night, with media reporting that the leader of an armed faction was killed. AFP reporters heard heavy arms fire and explosions in several areas of the capital from 9:00 pm (1900 GMT), and authorities urged residents to stay indoors. Libyan television channel Al-Ahrar and news site Al-Wasat reported the death of Abdelghani al-Kikli, leader of the Support and Stability Apparatus, an influential armed group based in south Tripoli. The interior ministry of the national unity government in Tripoli urged in a statement, "all citizens to stay at home for their safety". Local media said clashes broke out in the southern suburbs between armed groups from Tripoli and rivals from Misrata, a major port city 200 km (125 miles) east of the capital. Libya is struggling to recover from years of unrest following a 2011 revolt that led to the fall of the late dictator Moamer Kadhafi. It is currently divided between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration in the east. Despite relative calm in recent years, clashes periodically break out between armed groups vying for territory. In August 2023, fighting between two powerful armed groups in Tripoli left 55 dead. Several districts of the capital and its suburbs announced that schools would be closed on Tuesday until further notice. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya called for calm. "UNSMIL is alarmed by the unfolding security situation in Tripoli, with intense fighting with heavy weaponry in densely populated civilian areas," it said on X. It urged "all parties to immediately cease fighting", warning that "attacks on civilians and civilian objects may amount to war crimes." "UNSMIL fully supports the efforts of elders and community leaders to de-escalate the situation." Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
News18
13-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Violent Fight Erupts In Libyan Capital As Rival Militias Clash, Armed Group Leader Killed
Last Updated: The interior ministry of the national unity government in Tripoli urged in a statement "all citizens to stay at home for their safety". Violent clashes between rival armed groups broke out on Monday at the Libyan capital Tripoli. According to reports, the leader of an armed faction has been killed in the clashes. Heavy arms fire and explosions were heard in several areas of the capital from 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) and the residents were urged to stay indoors by the authorities. Libyan television channel Al-Ahrar and news site Al-Wasat reported the death of Abdelghani al-Kikli, leader of the Support and Stability Apparatus, an influential armed group based in south Tripoli, reported AFP. The interior ministry of the national unity government in Tripoli urged in a statement 'all citizens to stay at home for their safety". Following the clashes, air traffic at Tripoli airport was suspended as reports of the death of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli started circulating. Local media said clashes broke out in the southern suburbs between armed groups from Tripoli and rivals from Misrata, a major port city 200 km (125 miles) east of the capital. Libya is struggling to recover from years of unrest following a 2011 revolt that led to the fall of the late dictator Moamer Kadhafi. It is currently divided between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration in the east, controlled by the Haftar family. Despite relative calm in recent years, clashes periodically break out between armed groups vying for territory. In August 2023, fighting between two powerful armed groups in Tripoli left 55 dead. Several districts of the capital and its suburbs announced that schools would be closed on Tuesday until further notice. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya called for calm. 'UNSMIL is alarmed by the unfolding security situation in Tripoli, with intense fighting with heavy weaponry in densely populated civilian areas," it said on X. It urged 'all parties to immediately cease fighting", warning that 'attacks on civilians and civilian objects may amount to war crimes." 'UNSMIL fully supports the efforts of elders and community leaders to de-escalate the situation." (With agency inputs) First Published: May 13, 2025, 08:03 IST
Saba Yemen
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Palestinian "Ahrar" condemns US aggression against Yemen
Gaza - Saba: The Palestinian Ahrar Movement condemned, on Friday evening, the US aggression against Yemeni territory ...mourning the martyrs of the massacre of Issa oil port in Hodeida. In a press statement, Al-Ahrar emphasized that the American aggression is an extension of the systematic war of extermination against the people of Gaza and the Arab and Islamic peoples at the hands of Zio-American imperialism. It denounced the international silence and complicity in violations of international law and the Zionist-US orgy in the region, stressing the integrity, unity , independence of Yemen, its legitimate right to defend itself , its grievances and the grievances of Gaza. "Such crimes and attacks will not succeed in weakening the heroes , men of the steadfast , supportive Yemeni people , will not divert them from the path of support , support for Gaza , its grievances, Yemen, with its people , leadership, will remain the fuel for the flood of Al-Aqsa , its continuation, whatever the great sacrifices and challenges, so all greetings to the people and leadership of Yemen, which is linked to a unity of destiny with the Palestinians and its just cause," Al-Ahrar Movement said. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
