Cairo: At least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed on Monday in clashes between rogue fighters in western Libya. It is the most recent violence to shake the North African country that has been in chaos for ten years.

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In the western city of Zawiya, where armed groups - like in many other towns and cities in oil-rich Libya - are vying for influence, fighting broke out between rival militias on Sunday.

Health ministry emergency services said in addition to five civilian casualties during the overnight clashes, at least 13 additional civilians were also injured.

According to emergency services spokesman Malek Mersett, dozens of local families were trapped in the conflict for hours. According to local media, a militia opened fire on one of his rivals, injuring one of the militia, who was taken to the hospital.

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Militia were involved in the most recent incident of violence in western Libya. More than 30 people were killed in clashes in the Libyan capital Tripoli in August, making it one of the deadliest fighting outbreaks in recent memory.

After longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising backed by NATO, Libya descended into chaos. The oil-rich county has for years been divided between rival governments, each backed by rebel militias and foreign governments.

Currently, Libya is governed by two conflicting governments. One is the administration of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dabiba in Tripoli, which called for his resignation after failing to hold elections in Libya last year.

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