Libyan army air operation on Hafter’s militias at Vatican air base



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Libyan army Air elements attacked munitions and weapons-laden vehicles at the Vatican Military Air Base, occupied by militias affiliated with the leader of the illegitimate armed forces in the east of the country.

According to a written statement by the Press Office of Operation Rage Volcano led by the Libyan army, the aircraft carried out an air operation targeting Hafters militias at the Vatican Military Air Base, located approximately 140 kilometers southwest of the capital Tripoli.

An armed vehicle found at the military base and a vehicle full of ammunition were said to have been attacked, and ammunition in the struck vehicle caused severe explosions.

The Libyan army launched Operation “Peace Storm” on March 25, and on April 13, 7 towns and a city in western Tripoli were taken from Hafter’s militias and cleared the 3,000-square-kilometer area of ​​the militia on the coast that stretches from the capital to the Tunisian border.

Vatiyye, a large and protected military area in the middle of the desert, is strategically important with a military capacity of 7 to 10 thousand soldiers.

The Libyan army reported that operations to recover the militia base “meant neutralizing the Vatican Military Air Base, the center of air strikes against mercenaries, militias and civilians.”

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