A ceasefire went into force early today in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen injured nine people and forced residents to cower indoors. <br/><br/>The fighting between two rival armed groups in eastern Tripoli erupted on Thursday after one accused the other of kidnapping four of its members.<br/><br/>The Tripoli-based news agency LANA said families trapped in the conflict zone of Abu Slim appealed to the authorities to intervene to halt the violence which closed down the city centre.<br/><br/>The UN-backed Government of National Accord said it had successfully brokered a ceasefire between the two groups, with help from town elders from Tarhuna and Gharian south of Tripoli.<br/><br/>Libya has been submerged in chaos since the fall and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed 2011 armed uprising.