Hundreds escape in Libya prison breakfrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – RENEWED panic has gripped Libya after more than 400 prisoners escaped from jail. The inmates have fled from the Surman Prison in the western city of the same name after the Government of National Accord (GNA) forces seized the town from the rebel Libyan National Army (LNA). The GNA also seized the town of Sabratha and pushed the militants away on Monday. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed alarm the continuing escalation of violence in the North African country in the past few days. Last April, LNA forces launched an offensive on Tripoli in a bid to overthrow the government, which is backed by the West.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 17, 2020 14:15 UTC