The carcass of a burnt car is pictured following two days of clashes between two rival groups in Libya's capital, on August 16, 2023. (PHOTO /AFP)

TRIPOLI - Fifty-five people have been killed and 126 injured in the clashes that erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, local media reported.

The reports said that the victims include civilians and security personnel, while several bodies remain unidentified.

Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, the Libyan prime minister, voiced his opposition on Wednesday to the "return of fighting" in the country shortly after the end of violent clashes between two armed factions in its capital Tripoli

Violent clashes erupted in parts of Tripoli later on Monday between the 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force following the latter's reported arrest of a powerful 444 Brigade commander.

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The Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that the clashes stopped when the warring factions agreed to a cease-fire "with the efforts of the Prime Minister and elders of Tripoli."

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Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, the Libyan prime minister, voiced his opposition on Wednesday to the "return of fighting" in the country shortly after the end of violent clashes between two armed factions in its capital Tripoli. 

"The return of fighting is unacceptable, and the country does not tolerate any irresponsible behavior," Dbeibah said in a statement from the government's information office.

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Dbeibah and the elders agreed that joint efforts were needed to ensure that fighting won't return.