In Libya, fierce clashes between two rival groups have left at least nine people dead and forced the closure of the main airport. <br/><br/>Security officials told Al Jazeera today that all flights had been suspended from Tripoli's Mitiga airport until further notice, after fighters from the Bugra rebel group attacked the Special Deterrence Force, a group that controls the installation. <br/><br/>Health officials said at least nine people had been killed and 32 wounded, after the Bugra group launched the early morning attack.<br/> <br/>Mitiga is a military base near the centre of Tripoli that has been the city's main airport for civilian flights, since the international airport was partly destroyed by fighting in 2014.