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2017-07-30 Africa North
LNA plane crashes in Derna; growing tensions after pilot reportedly executed
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Posted by Fred 2017-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top
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#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||   2017-07-30 10:34|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-07-30 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 :) Thank you T.W.
Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-30 16:50||   2017-07-30 16:50|| Front Page Top

#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||   2017-07-30 16:50|| Front Page Top

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