Heavy Fighting Reported Between Tribal Groups In Southeast Libya


More Than 100 Killed In South Libya Clashes -- Khaleej Times/AFP

TRIPOLI - Fierce clashes between two tribes in Libya’s remote southeastern desert have killed more than 100 people over the past 10 days, tribal sources said on Tuesday.
At least 113 people from the Toubu tribe and another 20 from the Zwai tribe have been killed in the desert town of Kufra since the fighting erupted between them on February 12, the sources said.

“We are under siege since a week. Since the start of the clashes, 113 people (from our side) have been killed, including six children,” Toubu chief Issa Abdelmajid told AFP by telephone.

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More News On Reports Of Fighting Between Southeast Libyan Tribal Groups

No rest for Libya: Over 130 killed in tribal clashes -- RT
More Than 100 Reported Killed in Tribal Clashes at Kufra -- Tripoli Post
Libya clashes kill scores in al-Kufra -- BBC
Witnesses: Tribal clashes in Libya kill scores -- Boston.com/AP

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