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Libya | Retaking of key airbase ‘end’ of Haftar’s coup plot

2020-05-19

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

#Libya | Retaking of key airbase ‘end’ of Haftar’s coup plot https://t.co/FppYtIJJDD pic.twitter.com/BQti5uGVHU
— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) May 18, 2020

A Libyan official on Monday said the government’s regaining control of the strategically important Al-Watiya airbase was the beginning of freeing the country from forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar.

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

#Libya- #GNA have captured al-Watiyah Airbase from the #GNA, including a Pantsir S-1/SA-22 Greyhound.

One of their biggest strategic achievements in recent months and certainly the biggest since capturing Garyan. pic.twitter.com/jJKgODoSPJ
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020

#Libya- a couple of more interesting pieces of loot from #GNA capturing al-Watiyah Airbase from #LNA:
An Mi-35 & an LT-79.

Also, appears that the official uniform of the offensive was a wifebeater, shorts & flip-flops pic.twitter.com/qEW1f5CGLF
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020

#Libya- going back to the strategic value of the #GNA capturing al-Watiyah Airbase from the #LNA (aside for the symbolism and all the toys they captured there):

1) #LNA lost its main base of operations (not only air) in western #Libya
2) #GNA has so many resources freed now
1/
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020

#Libya- #GNA is not wasting any time, or risking potential airstrikes trying to destroy it, getting the captured Pantsir-S1/SA-22 Greyhound out of al-Watiyah Airbase pic.twitter.com/5X5hfUddde
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020

Director of the moral guidance department of Haftar’s self-styled army, Khaled Al-Mahjoub, claimed that their forces had performed a tactical withdrawal from Watiya airbase pic.twitter.com/ZeMCfNRTcx
— The Libya Observer (@Lyobserver) May 18, 2020

Shocked by Watiya airbase loss, member of Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Saied Emghaib, a staunch supporter of warlord Haftar, demands a DNA test for all GNA fighters and supporters to determine whether they are Libyans or Turks. pic.twitter.com/kk4WIhzHKW
— The Libya Observer (@Lyobserver) May 18, 2020

Russian-made Pantsir anti-aircraft system seized from Haftar’s armed militias in Watiya early today put on parade in Zawiya city pic.twitter.com/8EUf9MF4J8
— The Libya Observer (@Lyobserver) May 18, 2020

UAE-based Alarabiya TV quoted the media office of Haftar as saying that “Watiya airbase is not of military importance and that the army conducted a tactical withdrawal with all ammunition and arms including air defense systems.” pic.twitter.com/Nl1k46e7Qg
— The Libya Observer (@Lyobserver) May 18, 2020

Posted by:Fred

#5 Anadolu Agency is a Turkish press group.

Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-19 18:50

#4 they win one battle and they think they have won? They've been getting their asses handed to the for months.

Posted by: Chris 2020-05-19 18:14

#3 Wait...ENG, is that another player?

Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-05-19 10:24

#2 Call it a "comorbidity" issue. Root for the disease which produces the most painful and protracted death.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-19 10:23

#1 Really? It seems to me that there's no winner in this fight.

I'm not even sure which side to root for.

Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-05-19 09:45

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