MiG-29 on the ground at al-Jufrah, 19 May 20. Grid: 29.1916, 16.0112 https://t.co/62By0rSZMC pic.twitter.com/k1Fw7HePOA— Brian Castner (@Brian_Castner) May 21, 2020
Warzone/The Drive: Mysterious MiG-29 Fighter Appears At Libyan Air Base Held By Russian-Backed Forces
The reported arrival of advanced combat jets comes after a major shift in the front lines of Libya's civil war and could point to an expanded air war.
Satellite imagery has emerged showing at least one MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet at an air base in Libya under the control of forces aligned with rogue general Khalifa Haftar. This follows reports that six MiG-29s, as well as a pair of Su-24 Fencer combat jets, had recently arrived to join Haftar's Libyan National Army, or LNA.
If true, this could represent a major escalation in the conflict in that country and it comes amid an exchange of threats between Haftar's group and Turkey, the latter of which supports the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord, or GNA. Just this week, GNA-aligned forces also routed elements of the LNA in the western portion of the country, recapturing a major base along with various weapons and other equipment.
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Update: Russia Warplanes Reported In Libya After Local Proxy Loses Key Airbase (Forbes)
WNU Editor: This is a major escalation. Turkey's media is pushing for the UN to investigate, while ignoring Turkey's military presence in the country .... UN probes ‘dispatch of Russia-made warplanes’ to Libya (Anadolu Agency).
