Thursday, March 29, 2012

Tribal Clashes Resume In Libya


70 Killed In Three Days In Libya -- The Telegraph

Three days of clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sabha have killed more than 70 people, according to the government.

Earlier local officials said the fighting pitted the Toubou tribe against Arab tribes in Sebha had eased and efforts to secure a truce were under way Wednesday but the Toubou claimed they were facing a "massacre."

"There are still clashes but not as intense," in Sebha, southern Libya, said Abdelmajid Seif al-Nasser, a town official who quit his post on Tuesday from the ruling National Transitional Council in protest at the violence.

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More News On Tribal Clashes In Libya

Libya militias resume fighting after ceasefire -- Reuters
Libya militias end ceasefire -- Iol News
'Dozens killed' in clashes in Libyan town of Sabha -- BBC
Second Libyan Tribal Group Threatens Secession -- Wall Street Journal
Libyan tribe threatens to declare separate state -- FOX News/AP
Libya facing meltdown as armed gangs defy NTC rule -- Scotsman

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