Clashes in Tripoli are ongoing as the Government of National Unity has deployed loyalist factions to root out rival armed-factions in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The GNU is currently fighting several armed factions including the Rada armed faction, which is being accused of assassinating Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, the head of the Stability Support Apparatus.
The GNU has also declared that the 444 Brigade, loyal to the GNU, is fighting the Rada forces to take over their properties and arrest their leaders. This is not the first time that the 444 Brigade has clashed against Rada.
Earlier this morning, thieves took the opportunity from the chaos to loot residential houses, shopping malls and houses owned by politicians. Some flights to Mitiga Airport have been cancelled but flight-boards are still showing it is operational.
Armed forces from Benghazi were also filmed moving to their western-controlled borders of Libya. Libya is divided between two governments: the Government of National Unity in Tripoli and the government of Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi. Khalifa Haftar controls a united armed force, but Tripoli manages a mosaic of armed groups that are separate from each other and have different clan-based and regional loyalties.
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