Libyan authorities loyal to rogue general Khalifa Haftar arrested dozens of Derna residents this week following the escape of five prisoners from the infamous Ghirnata prison on Libya’s eastern coast, according to local media outlets. The Tareq Ben Ziyad brigade, a local militia loyal to Haftar’s self-styled “Libyan National Army” and the Awliya al-Dam milita targeted escapees’ family members and close associates following the prison break, arresting dozens. According to Libyan media outlet Kawalees, militias have threatened further detention campaigns as retribution if escape attempts continu…

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