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Old 07-06-2020, 05:42   #3
Badger52
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Originally Posted by glebo View Post
EDIT:, after reading the link again, it was hard for me to understand a bit of who's who...so my above first post is probably off...
Unfamiliar with the side conducting the strike but seems this is not your garden-variety warlord.
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The LNA led by Haftar enjoys support from France, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia and Saudi Arabia. Egyptian F-16 fighter jets and UAE Air Force Airbus A330-243MRTT tankers were allegedly spotted flying over Libyan skies on June 22.
The recognized gov't of Libya backed by Turks up against a movement supported by countries that own/operate serious air-defense suppression capability as well as other "stuff."
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