Libya: Deadly Clashes Erupt between Two Rival Armed Groups in Zawiya

Armed clashes broke out on Sunday,March 22,in Zawiya,a city about 60 km west of Tripoli,leaving one person dead,according to local media reports.

A member of the city’s Council of Elders and Notables,Al-Bashti Al-Zahouf,told Al-Mashhad newspaper that the violence occurred in the Dila-Qamouda area,involving two rival armed factions. Both groups are said to be affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU).

The incident highlights ongoing tensions in Zawiya,where clashes between competing armed groups have persisted despite repeated appeals from community leaders for restraint.

Libya remains politically divided,with the UN-recognized Government of National Unity controlling the west,while a rival administration in the east,led by Osama Hammad and backed by Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army,holds sway.