A senior general in Libyan ex-leader Col Muammar Gadhafi’s forces has fled to Niger, according to local sources.
Officials in the Niger town of Agadez named the commander as General Ali Kana, a Tuareg in charge of Col Gadhafi’s southern troops.
Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Col Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam and spy chief Abdullah al-Sanussi, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Gadhafi loyalists still fighting face an ultimatum to surrender on Saturday.
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