Cautious calm was violated on Wednesday as sporadic gunfire erupted in the northern city of Tripoli, a day after fierce clashes claimed the lives of 12 people, including two army soldiers.

Cautious calm was violated on Wednesday as sporadic gunfire erupted in the northern city of Tripoli, a day after fierce clashes claimed the lives of 12 people, including two army soldiers.

National News Agency reported that 12 people were killed, including two soldiers, and around 130 others wounded in the clashes that erupted over the weekend.

Earlier on Wednesday, sniper activity and sporadic gunfire could still be heard in the northern city.

The army has been deployed in the area since the outbreak but has failed to halt the fighting in the town, where clashes have frequently broken out since the March 2011 beginning of the conflict in neighboring Syria.

The Arab Democratic Party pledged later in the day to remain committed to a cease fire, ordering its supporters to exercise restraint and not to respond to the fire sources.