Key airbase in Libya was under rule of warlord Khalifa Haftar for some six years
Hazem Turkia • 19 May 2020 • update: 19 May 2020
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: Members of Libya's army are seen after they retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army.
( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: A view of Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias is seen after Libyan army retook it within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army. ( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: A view of Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias is seen after Libyan army retook it within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army. ( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: A view of Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias is seen after Libyan army retook it within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army. ( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: A view of Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias is seen after Libyan army retook it within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army. ( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: The GNA military spokesman Mohammed Kanunu inspects airbase after Libya's army retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army.
( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: The GNA military spokesman Mohammed Kanunu inspects airbase after Libya's army retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army.
( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: Colonel Muhammed Deva, affiliated to the Libya Army West Operations Division speaks to press after Libya's army retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army.
( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - MAY 18: The GNA military spokesman Mohammed Kanunu inspects airbase after Libya's army retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias within 'Volcano of Rage' Operation in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2020. The move came after the Libyan army destroyed a total of three Russian-made Pantsir-type air defense systems of Haftar supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last 48 hours. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized by the Libyan army.
( Hazem Turkia - Anadolu Agency )Hazem Turkia
