A multinational military operation involving forces from the United States, France and Britain is coordinating air support for a Libyan general battling rebel groups in the country's east, according to air traffic recordings obtained by the Middle East Eye.
The leaked tapes appear to confirm an earlier report by the same publication on the existence of a joint operations base assisting General Khalifa Haftar in his pursuit to take back eastern Libya from groups he has labelled as "extremists".
In the recordings passed on to MEE from the Benina airbase, one of Haftar's most vital military facilities, pilots and air traffic controllers speak in both Arabic and English, with American, British, French and Italian accents.
Forces loyal to the general have also been accused of battling with groups taking part in the western-backed campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). ...
[aljazeera.com]
8/7/16
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The leaked tapes appear to confirm an earlier report by the same publication on the existence of a joint operations base assisting General Khalifa Haftar in his pursuit to take back eastern Libya from groups he has labelled as "extremists".
In the recordings passed on to MEE from the Benina airbase, one of Haftar's most vital military facilities, pilots and air traffic controllers speak in both Arabic and English, with American, British, French and Italian accents.
- The leaked tapes could prove harmful to the operation room's international members, as Haftar has refused to support the unity government in Tripoli, which is backed by the United Nations.
Forces loyal to the general have also been accused of battling with groups taking part in the western-backed campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). ...
[aljazeera.com]
8/7/16
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