Deployment of new air defense systems in Libya by Turkey
ISWNews Analysis Group: Satellite images showing al-Watiyah airbase located in northwest of Libya released which show new SAMs installed.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Satellite images showing al-Watiyah airbase located in northwest of Libya released which show new SAMs installed.
New satellite images of al-Watiyah airbase in northwestern Libya have been released, which clearly show the destruction of Turkish air defense systems deployed in the area.
According to images released by local sources in the city of Tripoli, a Turkish transport plane arrived at the Mitiga airport yesterday with a new shipment of air defense systems, and the equipment has been sent to al-Watiyah air base.
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Al-Watiyah airbase plays an important role in the air support of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by General Haftar in northwestern Libya, especially in the battles of Tripoli; and obviously, with the capture of this base by the Government of National Accord (GNA), the balance of power in northwestern Libya will change significantly in favor of the GNA.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the clashes between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA), the important al-Watiyah airbase and al-Aqrabiya town in northwestern Libya, was captured by the GNA forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Government of National Accord (GNA) drone bombed the al-Watiyah airbase, eliminating the Pantsir-S1 system deployed in the area.