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| Raid Targets Libya Capital's Only Working Airport |
| 2014-11-25 |
| [AnNahar] An air raid on Monday targeted the runway of the Libyan capital's only working airport, witnesses and an airport security source said. A low-flying fighter jet fired two missiles at Mitiga airport, which is in an eastern suburb of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and held by Fajr Libya, an anti-government Islamist militia coalition which controls the capital, witnesses said. The security source said the strike however caused no damage to the airport terminal or runway. Flights were temporarily diverted to Misrata airport, 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Tripoli, the source added. Libyan carriers moved civilian flights to Mitiga after Tripoli's main international airport was damaged by fierce fighting in the capital between state-backed fighters and Islamist militias in July. Fighting persists between the two sides in western Libya, where pro-government militias are supported by forces loyal to retired general Khalifa Haftar ... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... , and air raids frequently target Fajr Libya positions. More than three years after strongman Muammar Qadaffy ...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... was toppled and killed in a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... -backed revolt, Libya is awash with weapons and powerful militias, and run by rival governments and parliaments. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 You drudges are proud to be workers, But where would you be without shirkers? From leisure comes culture! Mere marcher and mulcher Can never be beatniks and twerkers. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-11-25 17:38 |
| #1 The other airports layabout on the dole. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-11-25 16:54 |