An image grab taken from a video from AFPTV, on February 6, 2019, shows Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar patroling in downtown Sebha, the biggest city in southern Libya.

MOSCOW, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Kremlin said Friday that it is essential any step taken by opposition forces in Libya does not lead to a resumption of bloodshed.

"We also consider it necessary to continue all possible efforts to fully resolve the situation by peaceful, political means," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a daily briefing.

He said the Kremlin is closely monitoring the development of the situation in Libya, but Moscow does not back any of the parties.

Libya's eastern-based army commander Khalifa Haftar on Thursday launched a military operation to take over the capital Tripoli, where the United Nations-backed government is based.

Haftar's army is allied with Libya's eastern-based government, as the North African country is politically divided between two governments in the east and west.

Libya has been struggling to make a democratic transition amid insecurity and chaos since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.