The conflict between two armed groups in Libya resulted in at least five deaths, including two children while 13 other persons suffered injuries, according to the Emergency and Ambulance Service on Monday.
Late Sunday night, a fight broke out in the residential neighbourhood of a-Zawiya city, which is located around 40 kilometres west of Tripoli.
Witnesses' report reveals that by Monday morning, fighting had ended, several stores had reopened, and things had started to go back to normal.
Social media users shared videos of the shooting and a fire starting close to the bridge leading to the al Lawiya oil plant.
Because certain medical crews were unable to get through the region near the conflicts, the emergency service had advised civilians to stay away from all routes going there.
Since the overthrown of Moamer Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been in disarray.
The country of North Africa is now being contested by two regimes.
In Tripoli, the prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, is in control while the administration of former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, which was chosen by the parliament situated in the country's east, claims to be in charge.
The long-awaited election in Libya, which was initially scheduled for December of last year, was delayed owing to political disputes; new date for the poll has not been announced.
Below are some images compiled from the scene;
