International
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
Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.
Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.
In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.
Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.
“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.
He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.
International
Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking
Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.
Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.
The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.
“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.
International
Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing
Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.
“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.
He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.
A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.
Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.
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