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Africa North
Mitiga Airport attacked by F-16 with US-made bombs
2019-10-24
[Libya Observer] Commander of the Joint Operations Room in the western region, Major General Osama Joueili has confirmed that Mitiga Airport was attacked on Tuesday, October 22nd at 2.15 am by high-explosive bombs.

"Investigations show that the bombs used in the air raid were US-made and the warplane that carried out the attack is likely to be F-16 fighter jet," Joueili said in a statement issued by the Joint Operations Room on Tuesday night.

"This attack is clear evidence of the direct intervention of the parties supporting Haftar in his aggression on 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...
after their failure to achieve any progress on the ground despite using mercenaries from several countries," the statement added.

Joueili urged the United Nations
...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly...
mission in Libya to fulfil its primary mission of supporting the legitimate government and to prevent attacks from regional countries instead of holding "suspicious" meetings with parties responsible for Libya's tragedy.

Mitiga airport was hit by two Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s early Tuesday without causing any casualties.
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Mitiga: 2019-10-19 LNA Spox: Misrata air defense storage facilities targeted with air strikes
Mitiga: 2019-10-17 Scores of casualties from Haftar's forces in violent clashes in southern Tripoli
Posted by:Fred

#1  the bombs used in the air raid were US-made

So, they could only have come from US forces?

Mitiga airport was hit by two airstrikes early Tuesday without causing any casualties.

Well, precision strikes from runway denial penetrators...maybe.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-10-24 12:16  

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