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Deadly Clashes in Libya After Militia Leader Killed in Ambush

A Libyan militia leader has been shot dead after being lured into a gangland-style ambush in Tripoli, prompting clashes that have resulted in six more deaths. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/article/1a35... Abdel Ghani al-Kikli was allegedly shot by rival militia fighters loyal to Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the prime minister in western Libya, after a struggle to control the country’s state telecoms company, reflecting the blurred lines between armed gangs and state institutions in Libya. “This was clearly Dbeibah versus al-Kikli, and al-Kikli was wiped off the face of the earth,” said Jalel Harchaoui, an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank. Accused of the torture and murder of migrants and Libyans, Kikli led the Stability Support Apparatus, one of the militias propping up the UN-recognised government in Tripoli that emerged after the Nato-backed ousting of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Eastern Libya is run by Khalifa Haftar, a Russian-backed warlord. Kikli was singled out by the UN last year for his ruthless and corrupt management of the state-run General Electricity Company of Libya, which gave him control over the country’s electricity supply. When auditors linked the firm to fuel smuggling they received death threats. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes   #libya,#tripoli #military