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The Libyan government controls the situation in Tripoli after violent clashes
The Tripoli Executive considered controlled on Tuesday the security situation in the Libyan capital, which last night was the scene of violent clashes between militias after the death of Abdel Ghani al Kikli, leader of the head of the powerful Libyan militia Stability Support Apparatus (SSA).
Mahmoud Hamza’s Brigade 444, affiliated with the Tripoli Military District, and Abdul Salam Zubi’s 111th Brigade, attached to the Ministry of Defense, took the SSA bastions after the militia personnel fled.
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GUN), Abdulhamid Dbeiba praised the Ministries of the Interior and Defense, “for their important achievements in establishing security and imposing state authority in the capital.”
“Today’s achievements confirm that regular institutions are able to protect the homeland and preserve the dignity of citizens,” Debeiba said on his social networks.
The head of the powerful Libyan militia Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) Abdel Ghani al Kikli, known as ‘Gheniwa’, died this Monday in the clashes recorded in Tripoli, in a sudden military escalation.
The capital was the scene of an intense exchange of shots and explosions of heavy artillery, which forced the evacuation of areas near the airports and the suspension of activity in educational centers for this Tuesday.
Military operations were also recorded in the city of Garián, controlled by the SSA, while Libyan forces took control of the headquarters of Battalion 555 affiliated with the Kikli and all the elements inside fled.
In the early evening, the GUN urged citizens to stay in the homes, before the military mobilization with convoys arriving from Zawiya, Zintan and Misrata.
For its part, the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which had already warned in the morning about military movements in the Libyan capital, urged all parties to “cease fire immediately” and warned that “attacks against civilians or civilian property can constitute war crimes”.
The Emergency Medicine and Libyan Support Center today recovered six bodies in the Abu Salim neighborhood, in southern Tripoli.
According to a statement from the center, the bodies, whose identity is still unknown, were located by the Corpse Recovery Unit in the streets near the epicenter of the conflict.
For its part, the University Hospital of Tripoli reported that five citizens were injured in a mild and moderate state, including one who had to undergo surgery.
International
Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
International
Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
International
Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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