Schools and the University of Tripoli suspended classes Tuesday, and government ministries urged residents to stay indoors. On Tuesday, Dbeibah’s government announced it had regained control of Abu Salim and praised security forces for their response.

Overnight clashes in Libya's capital killed at least six people, an emergency medical service said Tuesday, with local media reporting that an armed group leader was among the dead. AFP reporters heard heavy arms fire

The United Nations has called for urgent de-escalation in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as rival gunmen exchanged fire in the city’s southern districts after the killing of a powerful militia leader, prompting authorities to impose an emergency lockdown warning.