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TRIPOLI: Tripoli’s worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported on Wednesday, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic was...

Truce takes hold after deal for release of 444 Brigade chief to a "neutral party".

According to media in Libya, 55 fatalities and 146 injuries have occurred due to the most severe armed conflicts in a year.

Fighting erupted on Monday night and raged through Tuesday between the influential 444 Brigade and the Al-Radaa, or Special Deterrence Force, two of the myriad of militias that have vied for power since the overthrow of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011

Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported Wednesday, as a truce took hold.   Fighting erupted on Monday night and raged through Tuesday between the influential 444 Brigade and the Al-Radaa, or Special Deterrence Force, two of the myriad of militias that have vied for power since the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Moammar al-Gaddafi.

Fighting between rival groups began on Monday night in Tripoli, and ended after the release of a commander on Tuesday.

Worst armed clashes in a year leave 55 dead and 146 wounded as battle erupts between rival militias in Libya's capital

Tripoli’s worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported yesterday, as a truce took hold.