By RFIPalled on 13-08-2019Modified on 13-08-2019 at 23:39
In Libya, the fragile truce adopted by the United Nations and accepted by fighters in Libya was short-lived. It only lasted 24 hours. Fighting resumed in the south of the capital as early as Monday evening, August 13th. On Tuesday morning, Libyan National Army aviation led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar carried out further strikes in the fighting zones in the southern suburbs of the capital.
The Libyan belligerents had a hard time respecting the 24-hour truce during the Eid al-Kebir holiday . Khalifa Haftar's forces refused to apply it outside Tripoli. Several militias loyal to the government of Fayez el-Sarraj simply ignored it. Among them, the Soumoud Brigade, headed by Salah Badi, a UN-sanctioned militiaman, has notably announced the launching of mortars on positions of the Libyan National Army (ANL), north of Tripoli International Airport. Monday, August 12th.
For its part, the ANL took advantage of the truce in the capital to reposition itself to the South. She entered the city of Mourzouq which had experienced fighting against a backdrop of divisions and the presence of armed groups mostly Chadian Toubous.
On Tuesday, August 13, the ANL conducted air strikes on extremist elements south of Tripoli, where fighting had erupted as early as the day before. Ashraf Bayouk, a well-known militia leader, was reportedly killed and another reportedly surrendered. The airport area is defended by the Ghnewa el Kikli militia.
The United Nations hoped that the truce would continue. " We do not intend, " said a leader of the ANL at the gates of Tripoli.
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