Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2018 shows the closed Meitiga Airport after clashes on Aug. 30, 2018, in the city of Tripoli, Libya. The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday announced that the fighting parties in the capital Tripoli have signed a UN-sponsored agreement to end the fierce fighting in the city. "Under the auspices of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ghassan Salame, a cease-fire agreement was reached and signed today to end all hostilities, protect civilians, safeguard public and private property, and reopen Meitiga Airport in Tripoli, Libya," the Mission said. (Xinhua)
TRIPOLI, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday announced that the fighting parties in the capital Tripoli have signed a UN-sponsored agreement to end the fierce fighting in the city.
"Under the auspices of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ghassan Salame, a cease-fire agreement was reached and signed today to end all hostilities, protect civilians, safeguard public and private property, and reopen Meitiga Airport in Tripoli, Libya," the Mission said.
The agreement was signed during a meeting with a number of Libyan officials and military leaders in Tripoli to discuss the security situation in Tripoli.
"Today does not aim to fix all the Libyan capital's security problems; it seeks to agree on a broader framework on the way to start addressing these issues," Salame said during the meeting.
On Sunday, the UN Mission called on the Libyan parties to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the security situation in Tripoli, which is witnessing violent clashes between the government forces and armed militias since last week.
The clashes have killed and injured many people, and forced more than 1800 families to flee their homes.
Libya has been suffering escalating violence and chaos since the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Gaddafi's regime.
