Jamal Jawhar

A drunken militiaman’s indiscriminate gunfire in Zawiya intensified public anger over the city’s chronic militia domination, sparking renewed criticism of security failures and rising civilian casualties. Local factions remain locked in violent rivalries, with residents suffering frequent deaths from stray bullets and ongoing instability. Human rights groups urged investigations after recent killings, while activists accused authorities in Tripoli of enabling armed groups. The unrest underscores the broader collapse of state security structures that has persisted in Libya since 2011.