Libyan fighters seize US and Chinese missiles from Haftar's forces

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Forces allied to Libya's internationally recognised government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated U.S. and Chinese rockets as well as drones ...

TRIPOLI: Forces allied to Libya's internationally recognised government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated US and Chinese rockets as well as drones when they seized a town from eastern forces last week, officials said on Saturday .

They also presented advanced Chinese-made laser-guided artillery shells, and said combat drones had been also been captured, in addition to some 150 prisoners. UN reports have previously said that the UAE and Egypt have been arming Haftar's Libya National Army since 2014, but details have been unclear.Oded Berkowitz, Israeli security analyst and deputy chief intelligence officer of the MAX consultancy, said it was the first time that Javelins had been sighted in the Libya conflict.

Haftar began his assault on Tripoli on Apr 4, surprising the United Nations, which had been preparing for a national conference to try to end the chaos gripping Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

 

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