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| Clashes in west Tripoli between Libya Dawn forces |
| 2015-07-28 |
| [Libya Herald] Heavy festivities in the west 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... suburb of Siyahiya today between members of the Mobile Forces, based in Janzour, and of the Islamist-leaning Abu Obeida militia from Zawia are reported to have resulted in two fighters being killed and six maimed. Both groups continue to be members of the otherwise fracturing Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... alliance. The fighting appears to have been triggered by an argument between the two at a checkpoint on the roundabout at the end of the Tripoli highway, to the east of Janzour. It is manned by the Mobile Forces. The argument soon degerated into fighting which then spread as far as the Regatta club, until last year controlled by Zintani forces but now in the hands of the Zawians. Roads were closed and local residents rushed to their homes as both sides started using anti-aircraft fire and RPGs against each other. The maimed were taken to different hospitals in the capital, including Abu Sleem Hospital, but a breakdown of the casualty figures -- who was maimed and from which side -- has not yet been given. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... in a further sign of the splits within Libya Dawn, Zawia municipal council has accused Misrata and some of its brigades of responsibility for the deteriorating security situation on the coastal road west of the capital. In a statement on Saturday, it said that they had allowed Warshefani and Zintani forces, which it described as being pro-Qadaffy, to take over sections of the road. As a result, it claimed, there had been a rise of criminal attacks on vehicles. It specifically accused Misrata's Halbous brigade of agreeing a ceasefire with the Warshefana and Zintan and pulling out forces without consulting with its Libyan Dawn allies. Fighting in Siyahiya was said this evening to have died down. |
| Posted by:Fred |