Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj called on Thursday the international community to take a “decisive and firm” stance towards all those he accused of hindering political reconciliation in the country. His call came shortly after the resignation of his deputy, Fathi al-Majbari, from the nine-member Presidential Council, which is chaired by Sarraj. These developments came amid reports from Tripoli that some militias were amassing their forces and military vehicles in some districts of the capital in wake of surprise clashes that had erupted near the Brega oil company tanks on the airport road. The GNA deterrent force made light of the unrest, saying in a brief statement that a minor clash had broken out with members of a Defense Ministry infantry unit. “The issue is over and no one was harmed,” it said before adding: “The flames of strife will be put out because no dispute will erupt between brothers.” A statement from Sarraj’s office Wednesday said that he had held talks in Tunisia with the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, Italy and representatives of France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Nations special envoy and European Union. Discussions focused on the difficulties facing political consensus in Libya, it said. “Whenever we take a step towards reconciliation, someone takes us several steps back,” it added. The latest of these reconciliation attempts was the May Paris conference, which “garnered mixed international reaction,” it continued. “Some of the participants of the conference have taken advantage of this reaction to renege on agreements and commitments,” the statement said, while referring to the recent oil crescent crisis and indirectly hinting at Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar. “The political division would not have persisted had those obstructing consensus been met with a united, firm and decisive international stance,” it added. Moreover, it blamed “the prolongation of the current crisis on the negative regional and international meddling.” Sarraj accused international powers of siding with and arming some forces in the conflict in spite of international resolutions that bar weapons sales to Libya. “Patience is running out over the international community’s lax approach, which has lost a lot of its credibility in Libya,” he added. Participants at the May conference had agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in December. Meanwhile, Majbari announced on Wednesday his resignation from the Presidential Council through a post on his official Facebook account. “I will not return to Tripoli, which has been overrun by militias,” he wrote. He accused these groups of “extorting GNA officials and trying to strike suspicious deals,” while saying that the government was unable to provide security to the people. Describing the developments withing the GNA as a “farce,” he criticized the “total lack of security and judicial agencies” and remarking that the militias are controlling state resources. The Presidential Council is composed of a president, five lawmakers and three ministers of state. Besides Majbari, two other officials had resigned from the body, which was formed in wake of the 2015 Skheirat agreement. Majbari, one of Sarraj’s closest aides, had revealed in late June that he was a victim of a failed assassination attempt that wounded two of his guards. Gunmen had attacked his Tripoli home, forcing him to flee to Tunis.