Sunday, 1 March 2020

HAFTAR’S FORCES DOWNED 6 TURKISH UAVS AND KILLED 10 SOLDIERS AT MITIGA AIRPORT




On February 28th, the Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, reported that it had downed 4 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) belonging to the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) forces.
عاجل | الجيش الليبي: إسقاط 4 طائرات تركية مسيرة أقلعت من مطار معيتيقة



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There are photographs showing the downed UAVs.

+++Libyan army announce it have shot down another 2 Turkish UAV drones over Tripolis...
Remains of an Turkish Unmanned aerial vehicle found in southern Tripolis.


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The total number of UAVs downed since February 27th sits at 6, as 2 more were downed on the previous day.

- in this thread, photos of / UAVs purportedly shot down by south of .
Seem to be 2 focal points and photos of at least 2 different UAVs (LNA spox claim 6 were downed)- in Qasr bin Ghashir & Wadi al-Rabea
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Commander of LNA’s western military operations room, Maj. Gen. al-Mabrouk al-Ghazwi confirmed the downing of a Turkish drone south of Tripoli after it took off from “Turkish base in Mitiga,” saying it was a violation of the ceasefire declared in the region.
LNA spokesman, Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Mismari quoted Ghazwi as confirming his units’ readiness to deal with any threat that puts the security and safety of the capital and forces at risk.
On the next day, al-Ghazwi said that the number of downed drones had reached 6.
“The Turkish drones tried to launch a major air operation against the army forces and target more civilian targets,” al-Ghezwi added in a press statement on Saturday morning.
He indicated that the army air defense forces “are still conducting radar reconnaissance operations in order to hunt any enemy drones in the military operations zone in western Libya.”
The LNA is carrying out a heavy push on GNA and Turkish forces, especially in around Mitiga airport.
More than 60 Grad rockets landed on the airport.
over than 60 Grad rockets landed on the airport and other nearby places this morning and a woman was injured as a result of today's attack, according to pro-'s Media.


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According to Al Arabiya, 10 Turkish soldiers were killed in the shelling of Mitiga airport.
مواقع ليبية نقلا عن مسؤولين عسكريين: مقتل 10 جنود أتراك بضربة على قاعدة معيتيقة https://www.alarabiya.net 


On February 29th, heavy clashes are continuing south of Tripoli, and shelling with Grad rockets is on-going.
Breaking News: Heavy clashes erupt in Hira region, southern , between government forces and Haftar militias


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The GNA said that the LNA is being pushed back by its forces, or at least stopped.
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