Stability returns to southern Libyan city of Sebha

Stability and security have prevailed in the city of Sebha An informed Libyan source has said stability and security have prevailed in the city of Sebha (750km to the south of Tripoli), saying that the clashes of the last few days had left 73 killed and about 225 injured, denying media reports of nearly nearly double this toll yesterday. The source said that most of the injured have been moved to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, while some critical cases transferred to neighbouring Tunisia.
Media activist, Mohammed al-Saidi, has told Arabstoday that National Army  troops have taken control over the city centre, while the Tibu Tribes are located in the other side of the city, and they seemed to be committed to an agreed ceasefire.
The chief of the health care ministry's public relations bureau, has stated that the number of cases that reached the city's hospital is beyond its capacity, revealing that most of the cases had been shot in the head by sniper fire. This information may confirm some rebels' testimonies about the arrival of around 36 snipers from Chad to kill the city rebels.
The Libyan Army's Chief of Staff, General Youssef al-Mangoush, has stressed that "any breakdown of the ceasefire will be addressed firmly", disclosing that "several formations of the army, Border Guard forces, and the rebels, have been assigned to protect the governmental institutions and the residential quarters of the city.
Al-Mangoush declared the army has appointed a director for the southern military area, that includes Sebha, to insure the security of its population.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the transitional government, Abdel Rahim al-Keeb has stressed that only government military forces will be allowed in the southern areas, represented by the army's Chief of Staff, confirming the appointment of a military director for the southern region.