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Rival militias clash in Tripoli, highlighting Libya's fragility

  • 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
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