Libyan civilians "continue to live in fear of a violent conflict" and the situation is particularly worrying in Tripoli, where the United Nations truce reached in September was again violated, even if the recent violations "have been contained". The United Nations special envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said today in his report to the United Nations Security Council. “Tripoli, after months of calm resulting from the September ceasefire agreement, was again shaken two days ago by renewed clashes. For now, the violations have been contained thanks to our efforts, ”Salamé said. This was reported by the Italian News Agency Nova.
The clashes in Tripoli exploded on Wednesday morning, 15 January, particularly in the southern quarters of the capital. Yesterday, Salamé had a long meeting with the National Government's Interior Minister, Fathi Bashaga. At least ten people died, including several civilians, and other 41 were injured in the fighting that saw the 7th Tarhuna infantry brigade (city south of Tripoli) and the so-called Tripoli Protection Forces (theoretically allied) of the Presidential Council, or the Libyan executive body recognized by the UN. The subject of the dispute seems to be in particular the former International Airport of Tripoli, closed for years now replaced by that of Mitiga: a strategic objective for the rival militias and in particular for those of Tarhuna.
Salamé also talked about progress in the economic field, citing in particular the sharp reduction in currency smuggling, the fall in inflation and the prices of goods, but also the excellent results achieved in the field of training of security forces and the police. judicial. "These steps forward I have described are fragile and reversible in this political context. Predators will find ways to circumvent progress. The actors will choose violence to politics.