Fierce clashes in southern Libya's capital kill 17

Libyan national unity government troops and the Libyan armed forces "National Army" broke out on the 2nd in the southern capital of Tripoli, killing at least 17 people.

    The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health of the National Unity Government, Faqi Erneis, told Xinhua News Agency that the conflict resulted in the death of two civilians and that soldiers on both sides were injured. The Army of the National Unity Government said they killed 15 "National Army" soldiers and destroyed 10 military vehicles during the conflict.

    Residents in southern Tripoli said many people heard the explosions and gunfire there and they began to flee.

    After the Gaddafi regime was overthrown in 2011, the situation in Libya fell into turmoil, and the two major forces are currently facing each other. The government of national unity and the armed forces supporting it control part of the western part of the country; the National Congress established another government in the eastern city of Tubruq, and the National Army led by Haftar controls the eastern and central regions, and the main part of the south. Cities and some western cities.

    In early April of this year, the "National Army" launched a military operation against Tripoli, fighting the army of the national unity government that controls the city. The fighting has so far caused thousands of casualties and displaced thousands of civilians.