On April 10th, the Libyan National Army (LNA) reported that it had downed a Government of National Accord (GNA) aircraft. The GNA denied the claim.
Some sources speculated that the downed aircraft was just a UAV. The LNA Spokesperson, however, said that the downed aircraft was a “warplane” that took off from Misrata and not a UAV.
Earlier, the LNA reported that GNA aircraft that flew out of Misrata carried out an airstrike over Qasr bin Ghashir, just north of Tripoli International Airport and approx. 20 km south of the city itself.
There was also a photograph showing an unexploded general-purpose bomb in the outskirts of Tripoli, but unspecified where exactly, dropped by the GNA Air Force.
#Libya– photo purportedly showing unexplored general-purpose bomb (FAB-100?) dropped by LAF aircraft in an unspecified outskirt of #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/ay62NhhAQB
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) April 10, 2019
The LNA also captured weapons around Tripoli, such as a 9M111-2 Fagot (AT-4B), improved version of 9M111 Soviet ATGM and a 9P135 series launcher for the aforementioned ATGM.
Some ghanimah captured from the LNA around #Tripoli
– 9M111-2 Fagot (AT-4B), improved version of 9M111 Soviet ATGM
– 9P135 series launcher for the aforementioned ATGMQuite a few 9K111 systems in #Libya, but quite rare to see in use! pic.twitter.com/cuxeF5nzHV
— Cᴀʟɪʙʀᴇ Oʙsᴄᴜʀᴀ (@CalibreObscura) April 10, 2019
A photograph also surfaced of a fighter with a 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS & 1PN79-M, 1P45-1 sights for 9M133 Kornet in front of a Streit Cougar. The presence of the “1PN79-M thermal optics is actually quite curious” since it was most likely externally supplied.
LNA fighter, #Libya with 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS & 1PN79-M, 1P45-1 sights for 9M133 Kornet in front of a Streit Cougar.
The presence of 1PN79-M thermal optics is actually quite curious, as Gaddafi's Kornets were not afaik delivered w/ them, meaning that it was externally supplied pic.twitter.com/YHo7QuKZM0
— Cᴀʟɪʙʀᴇ Oʙsᴄᴜʀᴀ (@CalibreObscura) April 10, 2019
A large force of the LNA is reportedly moving from Beni Walid to join the LNA forces in the battle south of Tripoli against the Fayez al-Sarraj militias.
Some militia groups that were allied to the GNA also gave up their positions to the LNA at the Airport Road south of Tripoli.
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The LNA also reportedly captured the Yarmuk military camp, the Ruwaymi prison and the 42th battalion from GNA forces. The Ain Zara area continued to be subject to heavy clashes. Pro-LNA sources also claimed that the Tripoli International Airport was once again under LNA control.
Ghassan Salame, the UN envoy to Libya, said that he is keen to hold the National Conference without the exclusion of anyone when the necessary conditions are created.
Separately, the President of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh in a speech to the President of the Security Council stressed that the Libyan National Army (LNA) operations underway in the vicinity of the capital Tripoli is to protect the democratic track and eliminate terrorism as is the case in all countries of the world.
Furthermore, the UN Security Council said that there would be no UN resolution on Libya, and the upcoming session will be held for consultations.
Meanwhile, Libya’s Grand Mufti AlSadeq AlGhiryani from Turkey called on the “Libyan Mujahideen” to return to the country and join the war against Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. He’s a controversial figure that has been put in a terrorism watch list in some states.
Libya’s Mufti AlSadeq AlGhiryani from Turkey:
I call all the Mujahideen in Turkey to return to Libya and join the war against Hiftar.#Libya pic.twitter.com/Dg6cvtcO62— Matog Saleh (@MatogSaleh) April 11, 2019
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