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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Sixteen people, including civilians, were killed in clashes among rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, health officials said Saturday, amid fears of growing unrest in the country roiled by years-long strife. The Health Ministry said the fighting also left 52 injured. The fatalities included six civilians, the spokesman for the
Libya has been in turmoil since the overthrow of dictator Moamer Gaddafi in 2011, with two governments currently vying for power in the country.
This close-range killing is yet another chilling example of the entrenched impunity enjoyed by militias, whose crimes have gone unpunished for far too long.
Amnesty International's Crisis Evidence Lab has reviewed footage taken by a security camera on a street in Misratah on 6 March, which shows 27-year-old Altayeb Elsharari running away from armed men before being gunned down.
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