At least 30 killed in Libya tribal clashes: medic

At least 30 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in two days of tribal clashes in the southern Libyan oasis city of Sabha, a doctor there told AFP on Tuesday.

"Today the toll is 15 dead and 63 wounded," said Dr Abdel Rahman Arish, adding that 16 people were killed and another 60 wounded on Monday. A previous toll from Monday's fighting spoke of 10 dead.

The toll includes only victims from among tribal groups who have been fighting armed members of the Toubou tribe in the desert city 750 kilometres (465 miles) south of the capital Tripoli.

Toubou chief Issa Abdel Majid Mansur has spoken of 40 members of his tribe killed, and accused the Libyan authorities of using warplanes and tanks against Toubou positions in the south of Sabha city.

Colonel Mohammed Bussif, head of national security in Sabha, has spoken of a "dramatic situation" there, and pointed the finger of blame at "outlaws backed by elements from outside the country."

"The situation is very bad," Bussif told Libya's Al-Hurra television channel.

Sabha's representative on the ruling National Transitional Council told the broadcaster he was stepping down from his post to denounce government "passivity" and its "incapacity to react" to the situation.