By Heba al-Shibani TRIPOLI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Libyan factions traded gunfire and shells in various parts of Tripoli on Sunday, ig**ring international appeals for a ceasefire to end more than a month of fighting. The struggle in the capital is part of worsening chaos in the **rth African country where rebels who helped to topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 **w vie for power and a share of Libya's oil wealth. The battles have forced the United Nations and Western governments to evacuate their diplomats, fearing Libya is sliding into civil war. The U.N. Mission in Libya said in a statement that it "deeply regrets that there was ** response to the repeated international appeals and its own efforts for an immediate ceasefire." "The Mission warns that the continued fighting poses a serious threat to Libya's political process, and to the security and stability of the country," the U.N. said.
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** response to calls for ceasefire in Libyan capital
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