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| LNA plane crashes in Derna; growing tensions after pilot reportedly executed |
| 2017-07-30 |
| [Libya Herald] There is concern over the fate of the two-man crew of a MiG-21 belonging to the Libyan National Army (LNA) which crashed today in the Duhr al-Hamr area south west of Derna. Reports that the pilot, named as Colonel Adel Jehani, was then shot after he was captured by the mujahideen, have been made the LNA who are now treating him as a martyr. They appear to have been confirmed by the mujahideen’s own front man. The fate of the co-pilot, named as Waeel Waqwaq, is unknown. Both were reported to have ejected safely but then captured by the Derna mujahideen who claim to have shot down the plane. According to a source in Derna, both Jehani and Waqwaq were seen alive in the town after the crash but that after the Mujahideen accused him of previous Mujahideen front man Mohammed Mansouri also confirmed that the pair had been tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! and were in good health. But he then posted that Jihani had been killed. He later posted that this was in retribution for It is reported that the LNA’s Omar Mukhtar operations room, which is in charge of moves to wrest control of Derna from the holy warriors, has now intensified its siege of the town, stopping any movement, in or out, at the surrounding checkpoints. The LNA is calling for vengeance and saying that it will not move to crush the mujahideen. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 the pilot, named as Colonel Adel Jehani, was then shot after he was captured by the mujahideen I prefer pilots who don't crash their planes and get shot by the mujahideen. |
| Posted by: jpal 2017-07-30 16:50 |
| #3 :) Thank you T.W. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-30 16:50 |
| #2 Ask and ye shall receive. From Wikipedia: The Libyan National Army is the national armed force of Libya, comprising the ground forces, the air force and the navy. It was established by the Libyan government after the first Libyan civil war (2011), as Libya's previous national army was defeated by the uprising and NATO and was disbanded. In the ongoing Second Libyan Civil War (2014–present), the Libyan National Army is loyal to the legislative body in Tobruk, the Libyan House of Representatives, internationally recognised until October 2015. It therefore fights against the Islamist Libya Dawn, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries and the Islamic State in Libya. At the beginning of the Second Libyan Civil War, the army was split between Khalifa Haftar's "anti-terrorist" faction, which acted largely independently, and Abdulsalam al-Obaidi's "legalist" faction which relied on orders from political authorities. In 2014, the Council of Deputies appointed Khalifa Haftar commander of the whole army, re-uniting the two factions. Abdulrazek Al Nadoori is chief of staff. In the case of the many armed groups in Libya, they do not belong to the Libyan National Army unless they pledge allegiance to it. Many armed groups that exist in areas outside the control of the Council of Deputies and the Libyan National Army accept government funding and openly exert authority associated with official forces, while not have a commitment to obey the Libyan National Army hierarchy or the government. As the Second Libyan Civil War progresses, armed groups are increasingly condemned by the Council of Deputies and have been branded illegal. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-30 16:43 |
| #1 My scorecard accidently got tossed out in a housecleaning by Mrs. JohnQC. Again, who are the mujahideen and LNA in Libya? And why should we care? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-30 10:34 |