Militias in western Libya fought forces under rival army commander Khalifa Haftar on Friday, a day after he declared an offensive to seize Tripoli, the capital of the oil-rich nation.
Militias in western Libya clashed with a rival military leader who has declared an offensive to seize Tripoli, the capital of the oil-rich nation, raising fears of another civil war.
A showdown between Haftar’s army and the militias could plunge Libya into another spasm of violence, possibly the worst since the 2011 civil war that toppledIt would also put at risk U.N.-brokered peace talks later this month between rivals aimed at drawing a road map for new elections. Haftar then ordered his forces to march on the capital, saying in an audio recording posted online:"We are coming, Tripoli. We are coming." He also urged his forces to enter the city peacefully and only raise their weapons"in the face of those who seek injustice and prefer confrontation and fighting."But militias from the western cities of Zawiya and Misurata said they had mobilized to confront Haftar.
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