Fighting is reported in Libya’s Zawiya and Surman as unknown rival armed groups clash, with reports that prisoners stage an attempted mass escape from a jail. According to the outlets, clashes break out in both cities, but details on the groups involved and the extent of the fighting are limited in the reports. Amid the fighting, prisoners at one of the facilities try to escape, indicating that the disorder and security disruption associated with the clashes are connected to the jailbreak attempt. The reports describe the escape as “mass” and characterize the armed conflict as occurring between rival forces whose identities are not specified. No further information is provided on casualties, the number of escapees, whether guards intervene successfully, or the current status of the prisoners. The reports also do not confirm the specific location or security conditions of the jail beyond that it is in the affected area. Overall, both sources describe the same sequence: armed clashes in the two cities and an attempted mass escape by inmates during the unrest.