The Libyan government has said that armed groups will leave Tripoli

 The Libyan government has said that armed groups will leave Tripoli Armed groups that have been holding Tripoli for more than a decade have...

 The Libyan government has said that armed groups will leave Tripoli

Armed groups that have been holding Tripoli for more than a decade have agreed to leave the Libyan capital.

The Minister of Interior Imad Trabelsi said after a long discussion, an agreement was reached that the government police will continue to ensure security.

He told reporters that there will be emergency police, city officials and criminal investigators only from them.

The move follows the recent fierce fighting.

Libya has faced security challenges since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's government in 2011, where the country is divided between the western government led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and the eastern government led by Khalifa Haftar.

He said that once the gangs leave the capital, other cities will follow, adding that "there will be no more roadblocks, and no more armed groups" on the streets.

The deal will see at least five armed groups leave Tripoli by the end of Ramadan on April 9, including one based in the area where 10 people were killed over the weekend.

The armed groups in question include the Security Forces, the Special Forces, Brigade 444, Brigade 111 and the Peace Support Agency - they are heavily armed and divided between them.

However, they have often been fighting each other, including an incident in August that killed 55 people and injured around 150.

They are not under the direct control of the Libyan government, but they are supported by the people. They were given the freedom to carry out their duties through a special status granted to them by the government in 2021.