Fresh gunbattles erupted on Wednesday in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official, just a day after authorities declared the fighting over.Clashes flared between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade in key areas of the city,

The most intense clashes for years rocked Tripoli for a second night and continued into Wednesday morning, witnesses in the Libyan capital said, after Monday’s killing of a major militia leader set off fighting between rival factions.

The worst fighting in Libya's capital for years calmed on Wednesday an hour after the government announced a ceasefire, Tripoli residents said, with no immediate statement from authorities on how many people had been killed.