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TEHRAN, August 31 - Violent clashes resumed late Thursday afternoon between rival militias south of the Libyan capital, just hours after a truce was announced to end fighting that has killed almost 30 people since Monday.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The fighting broke out on Monday in suburbs south of Tripoli and continued into Wednesday evening after a truce collapsed, despite an appeal by the United Nations for calm.
The clashes had paused on Thursday after a ceasefire agreement announced by officials from western areas, but by late afternoon the hostilities had resumed.
Residents in the Khellat al-Ferjan area reported the use of heavy weapons and rifle fire.
Two teenagers were killed when a rocket hit a house in the Sebia district, according to a local official and AFP journalists on the scene.
The health ministry had earlier said at least 27 people were killed and 91 were wounded in this week's fighting, most of them civilians.
Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), has tasked forces from western and central regions of Libya with ensuring the rivals adhere to the ceasefire.
These forces are meant to guarantee the withdrawal of the two rival camps from front lines and ensure normal life returns in the districts affected by the fighting.
Source: AFP
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