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| UN-proposed government's air force air-attacks Haftar's warplanes in south Libya |
| 2017-04-07 |
| [Libya Observer] The Operations Room of the Presidential Council's air force has disclosed that their warplanes responded to the air attacks of Dignity Operation on the Third Force locations and the air force personnel in Timnahent air base. The operation room said in a televised statement that upon instructions of the UN-proposed government's defense minister-designate, Mahdi al-Barghathi, the air force's fighter aircraft conducted Wednesday two "This is a message for all those who cherish messing with the fortunes of the Libyans or acting away from the legitimate Government of National Accord." The statement states. "The die is cast. Our air force will no longer tolerate such actions by Dignity Operation command and our personnel and warplanes will target any illegal movements across the entire country." The statement adds. The statement also stressed that the air force personnel are always on alert to defend the security and illusory sovereignty of Libya, and to protect February revolution against any coup attempts. Early Wednesday morning, Dignity Operation fighter aircraft started bombing locations around Tamnihint airbase in the southern city of Sabha, according to Jamal al-Treki, the Third Force's commander, who also confirmed that the force's fighters engaged in heavy festivities with Pro-Haftar gangs led by Mohammed Ben Nayel - a staunch follower of 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... |
| Posted by:Fred |