Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

Libyan officials on Aug. 10, 2024, said clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Tripoli killed about a dozen people. The infighting was the latest in a series of confrontations between militias competing for influence in the country’s west.

Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya's capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday.