At least 150 people were killed and over five hundred injured in the fighting.
Members of the Zintan and Guntrara tribes had been involved in a series of battles with the Mashashya tribe.
The violence began when a Zintan was allegedly killed by a group of Mashashya.
Libya's National Transitional Council has struggled to maintain peace between various tribes since it took power after the Gaddafi government was overthrown.
In just a few weeks the country is scheduled to hold it's first free election in decades.
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