Libya: UN announces “truce committee” as ceasefire holds after violence clashes in Tripoli

Relative quiet has returned to Libya’s capital Tripoli, after violent clashes between rival militia groups caused chaos in the city last week. 

Fighting erupted on 12 May following the killing of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, the commander of the Stability Support Authority (SSA), one of the most powerful militias in the country.

Al-Kikli, also known as “Gheniwa”, had been accused of war crimes and human rights violations by Amnesty…