Libyan National Army launches 13 airstrikes on militia sites in Misrata
The Libyan National Army (LNA) carried out 13
airstrikes targeting militia sites in Misrata late Saturday, including a
warehouse for Turkish drones.
“We carried out 13 airstrikes on militia posts in
the Misrata air base. The operation was precise and successful,” General
Mohamed Manfour, the commander of the LNA’s air operations room, told Al
Arabiya.
Manfour confirmed that the targeted sites included a
warehouse for Turkish drones, a control room and transmitters that operate the
drones, in addition to a warehouse of missiles used by the unmanned aerial
vehicles.
Manfour added that the army’s combat aircraft
returned to their bases after the success of the operation.
The Misrata Forces is among the militias targeted by
the LNA in their campaign to retake Tripoli.
Libya has been mired in chaos as multiple militias
vied for power after a NATO-backed uprising resulted in dictator Muammar
Qaddafi’s death in 2011.
Haftar was a retired general who took part in the
uprising but in May 2014 he launched an assault to purge the country of
extremists whom he says are terrorists.
