Two people were killed on Sunday by sniper activity in the neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli

Two people were killed on Sunday by sniper activity in the neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli, reported the National News Agency.

It identified the victims as Moussa Ahmed al-Masri and Muheiddine Abdul Latif.

The week-long clashes had subsided overnight, but intermittent gunshots could be heard in different areas in the city.

NNA said that sniper activity was active on Syria Street, al-Bisar, Souq al-Qamh, al-Barranieyh neighborhood, al-Baqqar area, and Jabal Mohsen.

The army had deployed checkpoints along Syria Street that divide the rival Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods where most of the clashes are centered.