Four people were killed following clashes between two armed groups in Zawiya, a city in northwestern Libya, according to a statement by the Ambulance and Emergency Service on Monday, April 24. Clashes erupted overnight at the western entrance to the city and continued until Monday dawn before the warring parties declared truce, said the Ambulance and Emergency Service.
According to witnesses, two brothers, named Munir and Muhammad Abu Zaid, were among the victims. An RPG shell reportedly hit their family’s house in the Dila residential area, resulting in the immediate death of the pair.
As of Monday noon, the situation in the city remains relatively calm, as per the Ambulance and Emergency Service.
The armed groups, both of which are reportedly affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, clashed at the city’s entrance and nearby residential areas. Thirty families were evacuated from their homes through a safe passage established by rescue teams of the Ambulance and Emergency Service.
