On 20 July 2016, 110 cadets were graduated from the Egyptian air force academy after three years of study. Among them, thirty-five were Libyan as I revealed on War Is Boring. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi awarded medals to the first graduates from Egypt and the State of Palestine, Kuwait, Libya, Sudan and South Sudan. And on July 29, 2016, the Libyan military attaché in Egypt honored the top Libyan officers graduating from the Egyptian army, navy and air force academies. Egypt supports Haftar’s Tobruk government, thus it seems logical that the 35 new pilots have joined the Libyan National Army Air Force. New photos published on Libyan Army social media now confirm that some of these cadets fly for the LNA/AF in Benina airbase.
Libyan cadets graduated in Egypt Air Force Academy seen on 20 July 2016 (collection Arnaud Delalande)
Libyan cadet seen at Benina airbase in October 2016 (collection Arnaud Delalande)
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ReplyDeleteForces From Rival General Attack Base South of Libyan Coast:
ReplyDelete"Warplanes under the command of a rival Libyan army general have attacked an air base under the control of the U.N.-backed government in a central area south of the country's Mediterranean coast, officials said Wednesday.
In a statement late Tuesday, the Tripoli-based government said "several" government-allied troops were wounded when an aircraft they were traveling in was struck in the attack by the eastern-based forces."
"Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, the military strongman in question, answers to Libya's parliament that is based in the east. That parliament does not recognize the U.N.-brokered Tripoli government."
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http://www.voanews.com/a/forces-from-rival-general-attack-base-south-of-libyan-coast/3663182.html