[Libya Herald] Intensive fighting broke out in Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
today in number of areas of the city in what appears to have been a pre-emptive strike by militias loosely linked to the Presidency Council to crush gunnies linked to grand mufti Sadek al-Ghariani, former Tripoli "prime minster" Khalifa Ghwell and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).
LIFG was banned worldwide as an affiliate of al-Qaeda. The group has denied ever being affiliated with al-Qaeda, stating that it refused to join the global Islamic front Osama bin Laden declared against the west in 1998.
While casualty figures are unknown, a number of civilians are said to have been killed in Abu Sleem. There the local militia headed by local Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (also known as Ghneiwa) were involved in fighting against a number of Misratan and other units supporting Ghwell. Seven bodies were reported to have been taken to the neighbouring Hadba hospital.