The fighting in the last two days, however, has been the largest and most serious ever between militias.

Four people were killed this week after clashes between militia in the capital.

The town has suffered from continued violence between the army and rival militias since 1993.

In the following years there were many battles between royalists and local militia.

Thousands of people on Halmahera were killed in the fighting between religious militias.

Gun battles broke out across the region between rival militias.

Somalia: 31 people die in the course of fighting between rival militias.

Mogadishu has had many years of fighting between militias.

This was interpreted as a struggle between different pro-government militias over who would control the oil fields.

There are regular gunfights between different militias in and around Tripoli.