TRIPOLI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Armed clashes broke out Sunday in Zawiya, a city about 60 km west of Tripoli, leaving one person dead, a local daily reported.
Al-Bashti Al-Zahouf, a member of the city's Council of Elders and Notables, told Al-Mashhad newspaper that fighting erupted in the Dila-Qamouda area between two armed factions. And both groups are affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU).
The fighting underscores persistent tensions in Zawiya, where rival armed groups have repeatedly clashed despite calls from local leaders for calm.
Libya remains divided between the UN-recognized GNU in the west and a rival eastern administration headed by Osama Hammad and backed by Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army. ■