Libya unity government seizes strategic cities from rival Haftar

Forces backing Libya's unity government captured two coastal cities west of Tripoli on Monday in a new blow to military commander Khalifa Haftar a year after he launched an offensive on the capital."Our forces took control of Sorman and Sabratha and are pursuing(Haftar's forces)," said a statement by Mohammed Gnunu, spokesman for the forces of the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord.An AFP video journalist saw pro-GNA forces in pick-up trucks mounted with machine guns celebra