- Cause of clashes, which leave 1 dead and 4 wounded, remains unclear Çağrı Koşak | 15.04.2021
TRIPOLI, Libya
Armed clashes broke out early Thursday between rival militias loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in the coastal city of Sirte, according to military sources.
At least one person was killed and four others wounded during the clashes between militants from the Al-Kaniyat Brigade, the 166th Brigade and the Versefane Brigade in Sirte, General Abdulhadi Dirah, the spokesperson for the Libyan army s Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, told Anadolu Agency.
The cause of the clashes remains unclear.
On Feb. 2 this year, a clash between pro-Haftar militias occurred in Sirte as the Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade launched an attack on the main headquarters of the Al-Kaniyat Brigade.
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