By RFIPalled on 10-08-2019Modified on 10-08-2019 at 21:20

The United Nations managed to secure a ceasefire in Libya on the occasion of Eid el-Kebir. Since Saturday, August 10 at 15h local time, and until Monday same hour, the armed forces of the Government of National Unity (GNA) based in Tripoli and the men of Marshal Khalifa Haftar have promised to silence the weapons. This is the first truce accepted by both sides since the beginning of the Haftar offensive on Tripoli on 4 April. A precarious calm.

Ghassan Salamé, head of the UN mission in Libya, gave up midnight Friday until the two parties agreed to a ceasefire during the Eid holidays, that is, until 'see you on Tuesday. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNA) quickly declared itself ready to accept the offer.

Khalifa Haftar's armed forces accepted the offer, but only on Saturday in the middle of the afternoon. Above all, their spokesman, Ali Mismari, said that the truce would only last until Monday mid-afternoon and only affect the suburbs of Tripoli.

In other words, the Tripolitans can hope to spend the holidays peacefully. It is less safe for the inhabitants of the southern cities of Tripoli where a part of the Haftar troops are massed.

The National Unity Government had also called for the end of reconnaissance flights and the prohibition of troop movements on the ground. Ali Mismari did not answer on these points.

In the East, there is no question of a ceasefire. A car bomb exploded Saturday in Benghazi, a stronghold of Marshal Haftar, killing two UN members.

SRSG for Libya @GhassanSalame Statement on the Explosion in Benghazi - 10 August 2019: https://t.co/pf3oFwCifp pic.twitter.com/NQhSuz2x8I

UNSMIL (@UNSMILibya) August 10, 2019

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