Overview

• Clashes between rival militias in Tripoli result in at least 45 deaths
• Senior commander of the 444 brigade held by rival group, later released
• Libyan prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah warns against further militia fighting and threatens "other measures"
• The fighting highlights the divided state of Libya between rival administrations and control by well-armed militias
• Dbeibah warns militias against escalating clashes that could lead to more deaths