Zawia clashes lead to Zawia Refinery shutdown and evacuation of Zawia Port
May 8 Sami Zaptia

Zawia clashes lead to Zawia Refinery shutdown and evacuation of Zawia Port

Armed clashes and exchanges of fire broke out in the city of Zawia overnight, intensifying rapidly as the morning went on. The city clashes inclu...

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Fierce overnight militia clashes in Surman - unconfirmed deaths reported by media
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Fierce overnight militia clashes in Surman - unconfirmed deaths reported by media

Fierce overnight militia clashes in the western coastal city of Surman between two militia groups using light and medium weapons, have reportedly...

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Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes

At least nine died and 16 were injured in yesterday’s clashes between state-recognised militias in the eastern Tajura district of Tripoli. The fatalit...

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Relative calm in Al-Jmail after militia clashes – Tripoli government silent
May 8 Sami Zaptia

Relative calm in Al-Jmail after militia clashes – Tripoli government silent

Relative calm has returned today to the Al-Jmail in northwestern Libya after local militias and civilians clashed Monday and Tuesday with external (st...

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Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

State recognized security forces clash in civilian areas after arrest of one of their commanders

Two state recognised security forces clashed in the civilian area of Ain Zara, southeast of Tripoli last night. The clashes continued into this mornin...

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Highest-level security meeting held over Zawia militia clashes
May 3 Sami Zaptia

Highest-level security meeting held over Zawia militia clashes

A meeting was held Tuesday, in the Presidential Council’s office, which included the Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army, the Prime Minister - Minist...

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Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded

Calm has returned after the separate weekend Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes led to 16 deaths and 52 wounded, according to the Health Ministry.Rep...

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Interior Ministry denounces fatal Tripoli militia clashes and road closures
Jun 24 Sami Zaptia

Interior Ministry denounces fatal Tripoli militia clashes and road closures

Libya’s Tripoli-based Ministry of the Interior yesterday denounced Wednesday’s armed clashes in Tripoli and the closure of some coastal roadsThe Minis...

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UNSMIL ‘‘deeply concerned’’ by central Tripoli militia clashes and mobilisation surrounding the capital
Jun 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL ‘‘deeply concerned’’ by central Tripoli militia clashes and mobilisation surrounding the capital

UNSMIL said Friday it was deeply concerned about the militia clashes in central Tripoli on Friday night and about the mobilization of militias, along...

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State recognized militias clash in southern outskirt of Tripoli – kidnappings, injuries and deaths reported
Sep 3 Sami Zaptia

State recognized militias clash in southern outskirt of Tripoli – kidnappings, injuries and deaths reported

By Sami Zaptia.Two state recognized militias clashed overnight in and around the Tikbali barracks in the Salah Al-Deen district of southern Tripoli (P...

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