In Video: GNA Airstrike Destroys LNA Rocket Launcher
Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on September 8 that their air force had destroyed a BM-21 Grad rocket launcher of the Libyan National Army (LNA) that shelled Mitiga International Airport several times.
The forces released a heavily-edited video showing the airstrikes, which was clearly conducted with a precision-guided munition.
The GNA air force is not operating any warplane that could deliver such a pinpoint strike. However, the GNA’s main backer, Turkey, is known to be operating Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) around the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
The Bayraktar TB2, which was first introduced in 2014, has an endurance of 24 hours. The UCAV can carry up to four precision-guided munitions from the Turkish-made MAM family.
Earlier this week, the LNA lost a rocket launcher of the same type in a similar airstrike.
Such well-planned aerial operations have played a key role in holding the LNA’s advance towards Tripoli’s city center. The army is now holding onto its positions a few kilometers south of the capital.
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