Libya frees former civil war participants

TRIPOLI: The Libyan Ministry of Justice yesterday announced releasing dozens of detainees who fought with the easternbased army against the former UN-backed government of national accord for control of the capital Tripoli.

A deadly armed conflict broke out in April 2019 between the eastern-based army and the former UN-backed government of national accord in and around Tripoli, which ended in June 2020 with the former UN-backed government announcing its takeover of all western Libya after withdrawal of the rival eastern-based army.