African migrants detained by Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord at a shelter in Sabratha on October 7, 2017By MAHMUD TURKIAA force allied with Libya's unity government in the people-smuggling hub of Sabratha has detained more than 3,000 migrants, a security official said on Saturday. "We arrested 3,150 illegal immigrants of different Asian, Arab and African nationalities," the force's commander Bassem Ghrabli said. His force said Friday it had driven a rival militia, led by the head of a former people smuggling network, out of the city after three weeks of fighting. The fighting also damaged schools, hospitals and UNESCO-listed archaeological treasures in Sabratha, 70 kilometres (45 miles) west of Tripoli. Following the ouster and killing of long-time dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed 2011 revolution, the city became a major hub for clandestine migrants seeking a chance to head to Europe.

Source: Libya Today October 07, 2017 19:41 UTC