Minimum 4 Turkish officers killed in occupied Alwitya airbase Following a series of air strikes launched by the Libyan Air Force fighters tonight.
— M.LNA (@LNA2019M) July 5, 2020
Bodies in AlJimal Hospital #LNA #libya pic.twitter.com/ZQxqLkJ9En
Turkey makes first statement after Libyan Army bombed their air defense system#British Sky News confirms that #Hawk air defense systems were destroyed last night. As well as #Turkey’s State outlet also confirms air systems were targeted by the #Libyan National Army (LNA).#BaghdadPost pic.twitter.com/Bbtq5Ss31F
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) July 5, 2020
[ALMASDARNEWS] The state-owned Anadolu Agency confirmed the reports of a Libyan National Army (LNA)
...KABOOM!...
on the al-Watiyah Airbase in western Libya last night.
The agency quoted a "source in the army who preferred not to be named," saying that base "was bombed by unidentified warplanes yesterday," after hearing its flight in the mountainous areas surrounding the base.
The Anadolu source pointed out that there were no casualties due to the bombing, and that the raids targeted "some of the facilities of the base, which were recently brought in to strengthen the base, including an air defense system."
The source pointed out that this was the first time that the base was bombed since the 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...
-based Government of National Accord (GNA) forces seized the installation on May 18th.
This comes against the backdrop of media reports that the Libyan National Army bombed the al-Watiyah Airbase and destroyed air defense systems installed by
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
there."
LNA-affiliated media also reported several casualties among the military personnel there, including some
The airstrike on the al-Watiyah Airbase came at the same time that the