Threats of fresh west Tripoli clashes fail to materialise

Tensions in Libya’s capital Tripoli following two nights of erratic clashes between a local Janzour brigade and a security unit manned by members of Zintan’s Sawaq Brigade but under the command of the Interior Ministry threatened to escalate yesterday evening into a major standoff involving a number of revolutionary brigades on one side and Zintani units on the other.

In the event, however, the spirit of Ramadan and the capital’s ability to avoid trouble at the last minute appears to have prevented any serious outbreak of violence.

During the day, the Zintanis evacuated the beachside Regatta Club in Siyahiya which they have held by ever since the liberation of Tripoli almost three years ago…

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