TRIPOLI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj pledged to bring the commander of the eastern-based Army General Khalifa Haftar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over indiscriminate shelling in the capital Tripoli.
Later on Tuesday, residential areas of Tripoli were attacked by indiscriminate shelling of unknown source, killing and injuring several people, and destroying houses and properties.
Both Serraj's government and Haftar's army exchanged accusations of the shelling, as both parties continue fighting for control over the city.
"It is a savage attack by Haftar on the district of Abusalim and Hai al-Intisar (southern Tripoli), confirming his brutality. Such an act can only be committed by someone who has no humanity," Serraj said during a visit to the shelling site earlier on Wednesday.
On the other hand, the army on Wednesday accused "terrorist militias controlling the capital" of the shelling, pledging to hold them accountable.
The army has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over western Libya, particularly Tripoli where the government is based.
The clashes between the two sides have so far killed and injured hundreds of people, and forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes.
Libya has been struggling to make a democratic transition amid insecurity and chaos ever since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.
