![Forces of Libyan Ministry of Defense take security measures following the clash between Libyan security forces and the militia group called “Stability Support Apparatus” on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli, Libya on May 13, 2025. [Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AA-20250513-37937322-37937310-SECURITY_RESTORED_IN_TRIPOLI_AFTER_ARMED_CLASHES-1-1.jpg)
The inter-militia violence that erupted in Tripoli last month, following the killing of the feared, now former head of the Support and Stability Apparatus, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, was the worst clash to rock the capital in years. Heavy machine gun fire and militia battles filled the streets and neighbourhoods of Tripoli, sending shockwaves and errant bullets into the homes of ordinary Libyan citizens. The clashes forced the populace to question the legitimacy of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s Government of National Unity (GNU). A shaky ceasefire is holding, yet there is no doubt that citizens under its control are glancing eastward—towards the seemingly calmer and more stable region—asking the question: how can the largely Western-backed GNU, rife with corruption and […]
