Libya mediators end armed clashes near Tripoli: source

Tripoli: Mediators in Libya have managed to end clashes between armed groups near Libya s capital Tripoli, a source from the divided country s interna...

Tripoli: Mediators in Libya have managed to end clashes between armed groups near Libya's capital Tripoli, a source from the divided country's internationally-recognised government told AFP on Saturday.

The fighting, which rescuers say has killed nine people and injured dozens of others, broke out on Friday and resumed briefly on Saturday in Tajoura, a town located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Tripoli.

"The fighting stopped thanks to an agreement and mediation led by other armed groups," said the source from the Tripoli-based government's interior ministry.

Libya is still struggling to recover from years of war and chaos after the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that overthrew longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

It is divided between the UN-recognised Tripoli-based government led by Abdulhamid Dbeibah and a rival administration in the country's east backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.