The Libyan Ministry of Health announced the outcome of the clashes that took place in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
A statement issued by the Libyan Health Ministry stated: “The death toll from the Tripoli clashes has risen to 32 dead and 159 wounded,” according to what was reported by Al Arabiya TV.
At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dabaiba government announced, “We are continuing to work to reach the elections to achieve security in Libya. There are those who are trying to drag the country into chaos.”
Hours ago, Libyan media revealed that militias affiliated with the ousted head of the Libyan government, Abdel Hamid Dabaiba, had imposed their control over areas belonging to the current Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, in the areas south of the capital, Tripoli.
While the sources confirmed, that militias affiliated with Bashagha withdrew from the April 7 camp and the Gibbs Gate area in Tripoli, according to what was reported by Al-Arabiya TV.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, urged in a statement: “We urge all parties in Libya to engage in a genuine dialogue, we call for the protection of civilians and to refrain from escalation. The United Nations is ready for any mediation to help the Libyan actors out of the current impasse, We are following with deep concern reports of violent clashes in Tripoli.”
At the same time, the channel’s correspondents revealed that the road leading to Tripoli from Misrata may witness violent clashes, and that there is a military convoy belonging to Pashaga leaving Misrata heading to Tripoli, and that there are gunmen affiliated with the Pashaga government storming Gate 17 west of Tripoli, and that there is news of the brigade’s readiness 444 to enter the areas of clashes in central Tripoli to get the families out.
The Ministry of Health demanded permission to enter the areas of clashes in central Tripoli, and the ambulance and emergency services in Libya called for a truce to open safe corridors in Tripoli.
The health authorities in Tripoli have also launched calls to donate blood to the country’s central blood bank.
