The U.N.-backed government in Tripoli vowed to defend the capital against a renegade militia seeking to storm its way into the city.
By Sudarsan Raghavan Sudarsan Raghavan Cairo bureau chief covering North Africa and Yemen Email Bio Follow April 7 at 1:24 PM CAIRO — American forces operating inside Libya have temporarily evacuated, the U.S. military’s top commander for Africa said Sunday, as clashes between rival militias raging on the capital’s outskirts raise the specter of all-out urban war.
The small contingent of U.S. forces in Libya has been providing military support for counterterrorism activities and diplomatic missions and has served to bolster security in the region, the statement said. Waldhauser did not discuss where the U.S. forces, who reportedly were taken out of Tripoli on fast amphibious boats, have been relocated to or when they intend to return.
As the fighting heats up, so has the public rhetoric. In a televised address, the president of the Tripoli-based government said he had been “stabbed in the back” by Hifter after having offered him certain trade-offs to pave the way for a peaceful reconciliation. By Sunday, at least 21 people had been killed and 27 wounded, a spokesman for the Tripoli government said. The fighting was so fierce that the United Nations called for a two-hour truce so that the injured and vulnerable civilians could be evacuated. But it was unclear whether the warring sides had agreed to the request.
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