Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been released, according to the militia group who had held him since 2011. A close associate of Saif told CNN Gadhafi was released Friday but would not reveal his current location, citing security concerns. Libya has been divided since Moammar Gadhafi’s fall nearly six years ago, with three governments, multiple parliaments and competing tribes and militia vying for power and influence. The House of Representatives — based in the country’s east — is not internationally recognized. “Based on that we have released Mr Saif al-Islam Moammar al-Gadhafi and he is free.

Source: Egypt Independent June 11, 2017 09:18 UTC