Irregular forces of warring armed factions have muzzled their guns for now, having engaged in fierce street fighting that left at least 27 deaths.
One of the warring parties, Al-Radaa Force, in a statement signed by the social council in the southeastern suburb of Soug el-Joumaa, issued on Wednesday, said it reached an accord with the national unity government to cease-fire and hand over commander of foe brigade 444, Mahmoud Hamza, to a neutral party.
The statement added that the accord stipulated cessation of all military operations in Tripoli, withdrawal of the military units to the barracks, assessing the damage and compensating the afflicted owners by the national unity government.
The statement added that the government chairperson, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, inspected the damage in Ain Zara and ordered compensations for people whose houses, buildings and properties were damaged in the fighting.
Both groups, Al-Radaa and the brigade, are eyed as aligned to the government. Tripoli over the past days witnessed fierce street battles between the two irregular forces leaving 27 people dead and injuring 106 others.
There was no specific word as how and why the fighting flared up after a period of fragile peace, but power struggle is believed to be the main background of the fierce dispute.
Libya, since ouster of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in 2011, has been partitioned with an internationally-backed government headquartered in Tripoli and an administration in the east led by military strongman, Khalifa Haftar.
The United Nations has been pushing to hold elections and establish a unified authority to heal the nation's rifts and restore normalcy
Source: Kuwait News Agency
