Libya: New Ceasefire In Tripoli After 115 Deaths

Amid bloody clashes between militias that have been intermittently raging in the southern part of Tripoli, a new ceasefire has immediately led two groups to leave the capital.

CARIO, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2018 ) :Amid bloody clashes between militias that have been intermittently raging in the southern part of Tripoli, a new ceasefire has immediately led two groups to leave the capital.

The two groups had attacked it by fighting against the position of Premier Fayez Al Sarraj, causing at least 115 victims and 560 wounded.

Although it is still unclear how long this second truce could last, French President Emmanuel Macron, from the UN General Assembly in New York, has stressed Paris' position in favor of elections to be scheduled in Libya in December.

The agreement on a ceasefire was announced by the Department of security in Tripoli and by the ''Force of protection'' in the capital, a new coalition of nine militias that defended the premier from the attack of the Seventh Brigade rebel group from Tarhuna and by Somoud (Resistance) of Misrata-based hawk Salah Badi.

The accord ended the second round of clashes after the first