TRIPOLI: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday expressed concern over clashes that erupted in south of the capital Tripoli.
“The UNSMIL expresses grave concern about the ongoing armed clashes in Tripoli, including the alleged use of indirect fire in the densely populated Salaheddine district,” the UNSMIL said in a statement.
The mission called for the immediate cessation of hostilities and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint.
It also reminded all parties of “their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians and infrastructure.”
Clashes between two government security forces erupted on Thursday night near a military camp in southern Tripoli, with unknown casualties, a security source told Xinhua.
Local media showed footage of burned military vehicles in the camp.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.
